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Recent Examples of secondary road
Travel is strongly discouraged, but if necessary, drivers are urged to slow down, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and exercise caution on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
—Sara Cline and Ben Finley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
—Sara Cline and Ben Finley The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.
—Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
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How fast a vehicle can go from zero to 60 miles per hour is a bragging point for manufacturers trying to sell vehicles Motorists who access State Route 109, often from side roads from a growing number of home developments in Lebanon and Wilson County, are also taking note.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Many side roads in Louisville remain slick in the aftermath of two snow storms last week.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Jan. 2025
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Many side streets stay untouched, a point of consternation over the years for residents.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Crowds of thousands filled the sidewalks and side streets of the Northalsted neighborhood Sunday under an overcast sky with temperatures hovering in the mid-80s.—
Katherine Weaver,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Getting Around Oslo With high road tolls and expensive, hard-to-find parking, driving in Oslo can quickly become a hassle, putting a damper on your weekend.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July 4 floods, and Stone had to pull his older neighbors from their home before water overtook it.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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But when the branches become leggy, the shrub can take on the look of a gathering of droopy bobbleheads.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Charles Lawler pleaded guilty to holding up the BMO Harris branch at 1795 S. Washington St. on Sept. 22, 2021, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Northern Illinois District Office new release.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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