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
The victim had the right-of-way, and Pena blasted through a steady red light, prosecutors say.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Responsible for authorizing and monitoring the work of professional services consultants and contractors engaged in the design and construction of a variety of roadway infrastructure, drainage and other public right-of-way capital construction projects.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The law exempted four categories of people: those entering or exiting the facility; employees; law enforcement or other public workers; and people using the public sidewalk or right-of-way covered by the buffer zone to get to another destination.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Context: The fee is a charge cities can assess on utilities that use public property like street rights-of-way.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Responsible for authorizing and monitoring the work of professional services consultants and contractors engaged in the design and construction of a variety of roadway infrastructure, drainage and other public right-of-way capital construction projects.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The law exempted four categories of people: those entering or exiting the facility; employees; law enforcement or other public workers; and people using the public sidewalk or right-of-way covered by the buffer zone to get to another destination.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Context: The fee is a charge cities can assess on utilities that use public property like street rights-of-way.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 21 Feb. 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 22 Mar. 2025.
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