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
But instead of treating the condition, the hospital removes the oxygen the patient needs to breathe, then fires the doctors who could unblock the clogged arteries.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal budget and workforce coincide with a pivotal point in Colorado River history, as the region’s states negotiate the long-term operational guidelines for the 1,450-mile artery.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Structural heart diseases — including: Coronary artery disease (yes, even in the young), where arteries get blocked.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Safed Street, once the camp’s main commercial and industrial artery, lined with dozens of workshops and blacksmiths, is littered with rubble.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal budget and workforce coincide with a pivotal point in Colorado River history, as the region’s states negotiate the long-term operational guidelines for the 1,450-mile artery.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
Structural heart diseases — including: Coronary artery disease (yes, even in the young), where arteries get blocked.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Safed Street, once the camp’s main commercial and industrial artery, lined with dozens of workshops and blacksmiths, is littered with rubble.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artery
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cars are not allowed to stop on the side of the super-speedy thoroughfare for avoidable reasons, such as an empty tank.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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There’s reliable bus and taxi service to nearby towns, including Chapala and Ajijic and a miles-long paved path along the main thoroughfare for walkers, bikers and joggers.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Late night and early morning commuters can expect detours along the freeways linking Fort Worth to Weatherford this weekend.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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The slow-speed pursuit traveled on freeways in Oceanside, Carlsbad and then back toward Escondido.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Police were called around 8:15 a.m. April 8 to the area of Garfield and Union streets for a report of a disturbance between two adult men, police said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Catch up quick: Millions of people took to the streets, state capitals, federal buildings, congressional offices and city centers to protest the Trump administration on Saturday.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
8 Apr. 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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American military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, officials say The airplane, which had only 14 passengers on board, had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, a popular tourist destination off the coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Amanda McPherson, 38, and Johnathon McPherson, 27, were caught when detectives discovered seemingly unrelated cases of fraud shared the same postal routes, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 17 news release.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Minutes before his disabled car was rear-ended in a hit-and-run crash that killed him, nightlife impresario Darryl Mathis Jr. was posting video to Instagram on the misfortune of being stranded on a Bronx expressway in the middle of the night.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Some Chicago expressways are already using ramp metering.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artery. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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