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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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And younger, healthier patients have to plan for potentially another valve replacement down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Kratz said she hopes that exhibit visitors take away not only a road map of the United States’ founding, but also the challenges that came with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Following a show in Oxford last week, they arrived back in Norwich at 3.30am before starting their day jobs the next morning, then went back on the road a few days later.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“The long and winding road is more than a song,” he sings, with a sly wink to his Beatles past.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

I smile and look back at the road.

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