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Definitions

on the road

ADJECTIVE
en route
Synonyms
WEAK
advancing bound driving en voyage entrained flying heading toward in passage in transit making headway midway pressing on progressing traveling
Antonyms
WEAK
derailed detained off the path sidetracked
ADJECTIVE
wayside
Synonyms
WEAK
at the curb
ADVERB
en route
Synonyms
WEAK
along the way bound for headed for in passage in transit on the way

Example Sentences

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Colossal Biosciences claims to be on the road to reviving another extinct species.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

With no consecutive league wins all season and just one victory on the road, the 2025-26 version of the Sharks was unlike what had been on show before.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Thayil brings the reader with him as he experiences learning about Kurt Cobain’s death while on the road in Europe with Tad, another band from the Seattle scene.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The New York Knicks have built a historic 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals, becoming just the third team in history to win the opening pair of games on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I always knew that someday you’d leave, and this is for you to wear on the road to Galway.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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