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Recent Examples of beltway
Public transit advocates also have called on RTD to establish new bus routes along the E-470 beltway linking Highlands Ranch and Parker with DIA, similar to the Flatiron Flyer that links DIA with Boulder.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Temperatures may dip below 10° outside of the beltway and low to mid-teens across the immediate metro.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Hersh had deep sources at the epicenter of the Washington beltway.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Temperatures may dip below 10° outside of the beltway and low to mid-teens across the immediate metro.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Hersh had deep sources at the epicenter of the Washington beltway.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
Noun
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Branches must be placed neatly in the parkway in front of homes with cut ends facing the street, a news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Milford has a coveted shoreline; this plan is for the northern end of the city near the parkway.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her remains were found by two kayakers who were fishing after one of their lines snagged a bag in mangroves near the interstate.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The project aims to trim commutes for those taking Idaho 16 from the interstate to Idaho 44, or State Street, with travel times expected to take between seven and 10 minutes.—
Noah Daly
May 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 May 2026
Noun
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According to the lawsuit, this bypass also ruptured at least four times in February.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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Without access to the turbines, water released from the dam must flow through much smaller bypass tubes that are unsafe to use for extended periods, choking flow from one of the West’s largest water banks.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.—
Judy Stecker,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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The state could build a high-speed autobahn for a fraction of the cost to move residents from the southern half of the state to the northern half and vice versa.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Drivers on Ireland’s busiest motorway still face delays even after a wave of fuel protest blockades deescalated over the weekend.—
Olivia Fletcher,
Bloomberg,
13 Apr. 2026
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Route 66 became official when the country adopted the numbered highway system in November of that year.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The road at that point includes an exit to the right for the 57 freeway south and under the 210.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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