the open road

noun

: roads that are away from cities and towns
traveling on the open road

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But now Buttigieg is taking his vision out on the open road. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 13 May 2025 The film’s iconography of long-haired hippies in leather jackets riding motorcycles on the open road lingers to this day. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025 But anyone hoping to hit the open road needs to know one thing: some drivers just aren't very nice, especially in certain states. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025 There’s something undeniably right about hitting the open road in search of a perfect pint. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the open road

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“The open road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20road. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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