as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
But that confidence is rapidly dwindling amid Trump’s tariff threats, policy switchbacks and the looming specter of high inflation in the U.S.
Like many in the industry, Oliver R. Müller, a watch adviser and analyst, sees difficult times ahead.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
Noun
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The match concluded a wild road trip that saw Sporting play three road matches in eight days.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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The Antelope Slot Canyon Tours bus could be seen on one side of the road across from a totaled sedan on the same side of the road.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In recent months, at least 50 birds have died along a residential street in Richmond, a city on the east side of San Francisco Bay.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Officers had been dispatched about four minutes earlier after a 911 caller reported a man waving a handgun in the street and pointing it at people near the 200 block of North B Street.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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The freeways were empty except for the gardeners that were going to work.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The Orleans County Sheriff's Office on Friday night released security video of the extraordinary escape, which shows the inmates sprinting out of the prison and then traversing the freeway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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The property adjacent to 159th Street, a major thoroughfare in the village, is now zoned for commercial development, but the village hasn’t seen any interest from potential businesses in part due to its shallow depth from 159th Street and two existing ponds, village documents said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Also, a few safety tweaks were made after conversations with the drivers’ council, F1, and the FIA, notably around Turns 13 through 16, which take drivers under the turnpike.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Harper and his work crew were patching the turnpike with the right lane closed when he was hit, the West Virginia Department of Transportation said in a news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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