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Recent Examples of secondary road
On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary road
Noun
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The side roads will be closed as well, plus there will be additional vehicle barricades and checkpoints throughout the Quarter.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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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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From her vantage point, Maria watches as nearby buildings are overtaken by infected and as her husband targets the bloater, luring him into an empty side street.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Set a little back on a funky side street, the gallery had uneven floors and the walls were weathered, crumbling, and beautiful.—
Hilton Als,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 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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So instead Ulman took to casting on the street and TikTok.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Nixon reportedly stumbled out of the nightclub and collapsed on the street at the intersection Barnum Avenue and Bishop Avenue after he was shot in the torso during the early morning hours, Holtz said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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This funding is divvied up to all 26 branches, which are located in 18 cities, five unincorporated communities and one juvenile hall, as well as a slew of other online and community resources.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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Stitch by stitch, square by square, across the country, hundreds of women ‒ and a few men ‒ are crafting handmade quilts covered in bipartisan political messages urging members of Congress to more effectively exercise their power as an equal branch of government.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Israeli police said officers and emergency workers are still clearing the closed highway, with bulldozers brought in to remove debris.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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There are two kolache shops on both sides of the highway, Czech Stop going north and Slovacek's heading south, each offering a slightly different experience.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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“Secondary road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20road. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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