as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
there's an accident on the main artery into town, so I'll be late
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Recent Examples of artery
Invite Stakeholders To Contribute A company's stakeholders are like the arteries leading to the heart of the company.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Before and after watching the films, the researchers measured blood flow in their arteries using an ultrasound.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2024
The ghost explains that for the past 30 years John has been punishing his arteries with lousy food choices, resulting in the beginning stages of atherosclerosis — clogging of his arteries.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
What was found to be a significant factor in Farley’s death, however, was coronary atherosclerosis, or a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, the medical examiner reported, per the Chicago Tribune.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Before and after watching the films, the researchers measured blood flow in their arteries using an ultrasound.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2024
The ghost explains that for the past 30 years John has been punishing his arteries with lousy food choices, resulting in the beginning stages of atherosclerosis — clogging of his arteries.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
What was found to be a significant factor in Farley’s death, however, was coronary atherosclerosis, or a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, the medical examiner reported, per the Chicago Tribune.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Jayhawks, in fact, on Sunday recorded the largest margin of victory by a road team in Big 12 Conference history.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Whether tearing up muddy roads, crawling up high-clearance 4×4 routes, trying to park my car in deep snow banks, or cruising freeways at 75 mph, the KO3 has always felt like a good choice.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
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How To Watch the Rose Parade 2025 via Live Stream The 2025 Rose Parade will be streamed live on YouTube for free by Pasadena Star-News, with the stream based just before participants make their way below the 210 freeway bridge.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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There are street lights and sidewalks; a park and a half-dozen schools lie within walking distance.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Standing as tall as six stories, these large structures with mansard roofs provided modern apartments while, along with the broad streets, gave Paris a visual unity—along with giving ample subject matter to the Impressionists for their paintings!Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 14 Jan. 2025
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But much of its route runs along East Washington, an arterial managed by Wisconsin, and the state transportation department prevented Madison from making the entire BRT lane bus-only during rush hour.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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In San Antonio, for instance, the city negotiated for years with the Texas DOT to add sidewalks and bike lanes to Broadway, a state arterial with seven lanes.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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The city will run its Friday, Jan. 10 routes on Saturday, Jan. 11, according to a page on the city’s website.Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shorter runs, like one-star and zero-star, demand constant perfection amid routes that have been hyper optimized over time by others.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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From the second half of the 20th century, pioneering thinkers such as American author and activist Jane Jacobs and Danish architect Jan Gehl began highlighting the inhuman way our cities were being shaped, with boring constructions, barren spaces and brutal expressways.Thomas Heatherwick, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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The expressway runs from the regional capital Urumqi in northern Xinjiang to Yuli County in southern Xinjiang.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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