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parkway

[pahrk-wey] / ˈpɑrkˌweɪ /


NOUN
expressway
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In their parkway, too, Novack and Aggrey have sprinkled seeds from about two dozen native wildflowers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

I counted preexisting security cameras as I went: three on a large gray tower on the west side of the parkway.

From Slate Dec. 29, 2025

The parkway strips on the corner were filled with yellow marigolds that were planted to honor loss and welcome recovery.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

Niamh Sprout wore a smattering of chunky silver rings, which complemented the long black nails she had dug into the parkway soil as Smart-McCabe did her plant demo.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

Together we took off running through the brush, and then made a sharp turn toward the parkway.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

An agreeable companion on the page, Mr. McCarthy prefers scenic parkways to multilane highways and amusingly relies on a Rand McNally road atlas instead of phone-enabled navigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

The city plants an average of 400 street trees a year in its parkways, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

City Plants plants street trees in parkways at the request of residents or neighborhoods, but due to high demand, has temporarily paused that part of its program until it can complete earlier requests.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2024

While leading 100-plus Seattle urban walks over a five-year span, Hendrickson had routinely visited many of the parks, playgrounds, boulevards and parkways designed by or influenced by Olmsted that are featured on the route.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

It is no accident that the first highways in America were called parkways.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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