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road

[rohd] / roʊd /
NOUN
path upon which travel occurs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artery avenue boulevard course drive expressway highway lane line parking lot pathway pavement roadway route street subway thoroughfare track trail way
STRONG
alley asphalt byway cobblestone concrete crossroad direction drag parkway passage pike terrace throughway thruway turnpike viaduct
WEAK
back street dragway main drag

Example Sentences

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The road was closed overnight but has since reopened.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The FDA’s road to regulating compounding pharmacies — and by extension the peptides they seek to dispense — has been long and tedious.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Investors can take action now as they get ready for a potentially bumpy road ahead.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Also in Weekend Reads: The global energy market’s long road back after the Iran conflict ends, differences between new GLP-1 pills, and a simple 50/50 investment portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Eyes on the road, I grip the steering wheel.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.