lane

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Recent Examples of lane The taxi-drivers of London, my parents told me, knew every street and lane, every address of the city by heart. Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Elliot Giles, the British miler who led much of the race in the inside lane, was supposed to be two meters ahead of Kipyegon, Kirby said. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 June 2025 The warning was issued Sunday at 4:26 a.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Sunday at 5:17 a.m. Lane on US-69 closed in Overland Park One lane is closed from 95th Street to Blue Valley Parkway on southbound US-69. Kansas City Star, 29 June 2025 The tragic sequence of events began shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday, when Garcia was involved in a solo car accident on the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway, just north of Moraga Drive in the Brentwood and Bel Air area, according to the California Highway Patrol. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lane
Noun
  • According to the stewards, Bearman slowed down before accelerating into the pit entry road at 260 kmph.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • The northernmost portion of the path cuts through Macken Park before moving to the road as the park ends at Clark Ferguson Drive.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 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
  • Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July 4 floods, and Stone had to pull his older neighbors from their home before water overtook it.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • But this led to concerns about blocking the roadway and impeding residents’ views, Brown said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT Updated July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In tests at Heathrow and at Singapore Changi Airport, Aimee has helped manage ground traffic and aircraft clearance, signaling a path forward for a possible hybrid human-machine collaboration.
    Adrienne Bernhard, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
  • Moving into hurricane season, NOAA announced the Defense Department would no longer share data from key weather satellites that track hurricane paths.
    Katharine Hayhoe, Time, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The fight between Paul and Chávez Jr. took place in Anaheim, California, just a few miles down the freeway from Los Angeles.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 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
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 that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025

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

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