beltway

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Recent Examples of beltway Some major beltway business groups cheered Zeldin's announcement. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 Lawmakers from outside the beltway have lobbied for more flights to different parts of the country due to the airport’s convenience over the other two airports. Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025 Trucks carrying hazardous materials that used the bridge to cross the harbor are now forced to go around the beltway in the opposite direction (a 35-mile detour) due to cargo restrictions through Baltimore City traffic tunnels. April Quevedo, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024 On the other hand, most policymakers inside the beltway view this regulatory framework as sacred. Norbert Michel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for beltway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
Noun
  • Meadows of Dan also lays claim to one of the most photographed spots on the parkway (the historic Mabry Mill), an old-fashioned candy factory, and several endearing places to grab something to eat—including Primitive Coffee Market, Jane’s Country Cafe, and Poor Farmers Market.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2025
  • Named after the blue color released by the trees into the atmosphere surrounding the Appalachian Mountains, the parkway snakes across 469 miles to connect the Great Smoky Mountains with Shenandoah and travelers to more than 369 miles of hiking trails.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Regardless, Pawlicki thinks that small, cheap interventions must inform solutions for how to improve quality of life in near-downtown neighborhoods severed by interstates 50 years ago.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
  • The vehicle had gone off the interstate and into a field between Westinghouse Drive and the Texas Crushed Stone business, Banks said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Although all the fashion buys might have captured your attention—don’t bypass the amazing activewear Prime Day deals.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • This enables them to: 1) bypass patents, 2) serve during shortages, and 3) personalize formulations.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
  • This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • My week consists of going to and from dog parks via motorways and B-roads after working hours.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • The project aims to open the new highway crossing by 2032.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The plot of land in the project is near a library, the freeway and a recreation center.
    Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
  • The judge added that Brewer was shot while on a freeway in 2018, and the bullet is still lodged in his chest. Brewer declined to speak on his behalf in court.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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