as in precedence
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way
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Recent Examples of right-of-way
Drivers wanting to get into the Keys or leave the Keys have been stranded and parking along the rights-of-way and road shoulders.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
The corridor, the government says, is designed to follow existing transmission line rights-of-way for parts of its path.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
In 1963, before the litigation was resolved, the right-of-way was sold to a local family, who continued local freight service.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The 16- to 20-foot wide strips of land are public rights-of-way, and typically don’t have a lot of underground infrastructure, according to Andrew Barbeau, president of the Accelerate Group consulting firm, and the technical lead for the Blacks in Green geothermal project.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
The corridor, the government says, is designed to follow existing transmission line rights-of-way for parts of its path.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
In 1963, before the litigation was resolved, the right-of-way was sold to a local family, who continued local freight service.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The 16- to 20-foot wide strips of land are public rights-of-way, and typically don’t have a lot of underground infrastructure, according to Andrew Barbeau, president of the Accelerate Group consulting firm, and the technical lead for the Blacks in Green geothermal project.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for right-of-way
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“Right-of-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-of-way. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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