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Recent Examples of causeway
Israeli troops connected the causeway with a point on the Gaza shore.
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
The locale is connected to the mainland by a single causeway that is only accessible once the tides recede.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Just across Sarasota Bay on the causeway is Lido Key, which has stunning white-sand beaches and popular sunset cruises.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
The causeway did not have any standing water, but earlier photos from other parts of the city show high water around businesses and residences.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
The locale is connected to the mainland by a single causeway that is only accessible once the tides recede.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Just across Sarasota Bay on the causeway is Lido Key, which has stunning white-sand beaches and popular sunset cruises.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
The causeway did not have any standing water, but earlier photos from other parts of the city show high water around businesses and residences.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for causeway
Noun
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Up the narrow state highways, the landscape shifts to farmland, with grazing cattle and tall stalks of green.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Several local roads and highways, including the Sunrise Highway, were closed as firefighters battled the blazes.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All roads and detours that started Saturday evening for the Sunday event will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, March 10.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, transportation officials use avalanche forecasts to assess road safety, including a highway where a slide recently pushed a vehicle off the road.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, stablecoins’ near-instant settlement wipes out multi-day banking delays, transforming outdated payment rails into a financial expressway.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 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,
3 Mar. 2025
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This position is responsible for professional and highly complex administrative work, control and processing of documents related to large scale programs and projects involving County roadways and related infrastructure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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The crash caused heavy traffic delays in the northbound lanes of the turnpike through the morning.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Successful examples include the design, financing, construction, and maintenance of turnpikes (Austin, Texas), monorails (Las Vegas, Nevada), and light-rail transits (St. Paul, Minnesota, and Hudson-Bergen, New Jersey).—
Gary Hufbauer,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Nov. 2011
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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Studies from the Seoul Institute found the area around the stream is now 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than nearby streets.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Mar. 2025
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As armored tanks drove down the main thoroughfare, scared and teary-eyed residents acknowledged being at a total loss.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another ordinance gives squirrels the right of way on all public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares in Olney, and implements a $750 fine for harassing one.—
Michelle Mastro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Bikes that belong in this nascent category are mainly focused on urban riding, and some (but not all) can also achieve freeway speeds for short bursts.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol received a call just before 1 a.m. about an Infiniti sedan stopped east of Coal Canyon Road, which goes beneath the freeway, said CHP officer and spokesman Sergio Rivera.—
Ryanne Mena,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Causeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causeway. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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