parkway

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Recent Examples of parkway The men proceeded to drive Rodriguez to the intersection of the Cross Island and Southern State parkways. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Her skeletal remains were then discovered near the junction of two parkways in Queens on August 25, 1991, but her identity remained a mystery—until now. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 The '80s are out: West Des Moines' older office buildings between 22nd and 50th streets were once regional draws, but attention has shifted as businesses seek out newer developments near Jordan Creek and Grand Prairie parkways. Linh Ta, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 California Security guard for Chase helped plan a $200,000 armed heist in Palmdale, authorities say Oct. 11, 2024 The suspect fled the bank, near the intersection of Portola and Bake parkways, before deputies arrived. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parkway 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parkway
Noun
  • California has 16 border protection stations placed along the state’s domestic borders on 14 major highways and interstates.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The 26-year-old could face the death penalty if convicted on federal of using a firearm to commit murder and interstate stalking resulting in death.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Phishing attacks on the platform have reached staggering levels, with thousands of malicious apps designed to steal credentials and bypass security measures.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The proliferation of Israeli settlements, outposts, and bypass roads have left the West Bank a Swiss cheese of Palestinian enclaves.
    Kenneth Roth, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels.
    April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But Pike — like many others here — knows that the thousands of dogs roaming freely between the desert landscape and people's homes serve as a superhighway for ticks.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Think of it as a superhighway connecting two bustling cities, allowing seamless and efficient communication.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.
    Kristal Dixon, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • According to a statement from England’s motorway maintenance company National Highways, the coffin dates back more than 1,500 years to Britain’s Roman era.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • They can be taken anywhere on local roads but not on motorways and not yet within the London Congestion Charging zone, though access to central London is in the works.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.
    Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The main parade begins at Bay to Bay and Bayshore boulevards and continues along downtown to Brorein Street, then turns on Ashley Drive.
    Michelle Stark, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Just up the boulevard is his other go-to, Grocery Outlet.
    Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Parkway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parkway. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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