lane

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Recent Examples of lane State police said the collision occurred in the northbound lane. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025 The crash shut down the eastbound lane of the highway near Balfour Road for about seven hours. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 May 2025 Almost half a mile from the initial crash scene, the Tennessee man was walking northeast and crossed over the eastbound lanes of I-4 and the median, then entered the westbound lanes, FHP said. Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025 While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for lane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lane
Noun
  • There are also four Nation Forest System roads that are impacted by the fire that need to be assessed for hazards.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
  • But, the fastest ever pure-petrol road car at the first attempt is a pretty good result too.
    Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
  • This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • In one video, officers were seen throwing smoke bombs and flash bangs onto the street to get people to disperse, so the authorities could drive away in vans, SUVs and military-style vehicles.
    Greg Wehner , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
  • Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
  • Susan Handy, a UC Davis professor who studies transportation, previously told The Bee that decades of research show that adding lanes to a roadway only relieves congestion in the short term.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Investigators believed the person who killed Betsy Faria took the dog outside after she was stabbed, the probable cause said, and blood was cleaned up from the path between the victim and the patio door.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • Divorce can feel like an octopus whose tentacles are hard at work sucking in whatever prey is in its path.
    Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The collision occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s northbound lanes, near Everman Parkway, Fort Worth police said.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025
  • Install cameras at freeway on-ramps to cite people who drive in diamond lanes (alone) getting onto the freeway.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Then, get lost in the maze of laneways and plazas housing eclectic international restaurants and shops selling clothing exemplifying Ibiza’s bohemian party style.
    Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, its enduring appeal has always been its effervescent scene found in winding laneways, blockbuster art galleries, and innovative kitchens.
    Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 June 2025
  • Process mining is the statistically most popular routes (where there is tracking).
    Ian Gotts, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lane. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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