as in side road
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Recent Examples of secondary road
Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
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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
Tuesday morning, the state’s road closure report included 579 – three on interstates, 38 federal highways, 58 state roads, and 480 secondary roads.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton will bring flooding that is expected to impact both primary and secondary roads, parking lots, buildings and homes.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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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
Tuesday morning, the state’s road closure report included 579 – three on interstates, 38 federal highways, 58 state roads, and 480 secondary roads.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Milton will bring flooding that is expected to impact both primary and secondary roads, parking lots, buildings and homes.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
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Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2025
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The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.—
Max Silverson,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Feb. 2025
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The fire department uses chains to help vehicles gain traction on side streets and going up hills.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2025
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After hot and secondary routes are cleared, crews will treat them with salt before moving onto neighborhood side streets.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.—
Alysa Guffey,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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The unidentified man was crossing the street around 3:57 a.m. at Woodpoint Rd.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Looking ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential race, a prominent candidate with national ambitions would face a very tricky road running for new positions in back-to-back election cycles.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, transportation officials use avalanche forecasts to assess road safety, including a highway where a slide recently pushed a vehicle off the road.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During a hike through Robinsons Island, visitors can spot boreal chickadees, red crossbills and yellow warblers flitting along the branches, while the refuge’s many beaches are perfect for spotting shorebirds like the willet and greater yellowlegs.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The database, which was confirmed by U.S. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26,000 images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Up the narrow state highways, the landscape shifts to farmland, with grazing cattle and tall stalks of green.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Several local roads and highways, including the Sunrise Highway, were closed as firefighters battled the blazes.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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