as in road
a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill
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Recent Examples of switchback
But that confidence is rapidly dwindling amid Trump’s tariff threats, policy switchbacks and the looming specter of high inflation in the U.S.
Like many in the industry, Oliver R. Müller, a watch adviser and analyst, sees difficult times ahead.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks beneath a rainforest canopy to the crater floor.
—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2025
Scenes come and go with the fast click of a camera shutter, while the story careers through an unending series of switchbacks.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Because of that, the switchbacks are mostly covered in chunks of wood and small branches, some with thorns.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for switchback
Noun
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There are also four Nation Forest System roads that are impacted by the fire that need to be assessed for hazards.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Panahi was last in the Cannes Competition with 3 Faces in 2019, a political road movie starring Iranian star Behnaz Jafari.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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Trump arrived by Marine One helicopter as more than 100 protesters at the Trump National Golf Club crowded along the edge of the parking lot along the street.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Stately homes line streets, and small businesses dot the downtown.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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The collision occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s northbound lanes, near Everman Parkway, Fort Worth police said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Install cameras at freeway on-ramps to cite people who drive in diamond lanes (alone) getting onto the freeway.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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Investigation continues The Jet Set is one of the country’s most high-profile venues, close to the busy El Malecón thoroughfare in the heart of Santo Domingo.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Also, a few safety tweaks were made after conversations with the drivers’ council, F1, and the FIA, notably around Turns 13 through 16, which take drivers under the turnpike.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Harper and his work crew were patching the turnpike with the right lane closed when he was hit, the West Virginia Department of Transportation said in a news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Marty Quinn, whose 13th Ward is covered by CPD’s Chicago Lawn District, said several arterial streets are akin to expressways, and the area’s police officers are regularly swamped with other calls for service and unable to discourage aggressive and reckless drivers.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The northbound lanes of the expressway near the scene of the crash remained closed late Wednesday morning.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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“Switchback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switchback. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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