as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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The roadway project will close Colo. 5 from the gate near the Forest Service welcome station up to the summit parking lot.
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Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
Pop-up parking lot carnivals, major roadways closed in all directions for months, impassioned protests over gas stations ... and, sure, clowns and jugglers in the middle of the road.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
An unnamed man was found injured on the roadway by officers following a call about a traffic crash around 1:45 a.m. near 40th and Oak streets, according to police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
Manufacturing plants, major roadways, and industrial facilities are more likely to be located near disadvantaged communities, which also have fewer parks and green spaces to trap pollutants.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
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Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
Pop-up parking lot carnivals, major roadways closed in all directions for months, impassioned protests over gas stations ... and, sure, clowns and jugglers in the middle of the road.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
An unnamed man was found injured on the roadway by officers following a call about a traffic crash around 1:45 a.m. near 40th and Oak streets, according to police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
Manufacturing plants, major roadways, and industrial facilities are more likely to be located near disadvantaged communities, which also have fewer parks and green spaces to trap pollutants.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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