as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the child who fell through the ice was helplessly swept along the raceway, still trapped under the ice, by the current
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Recent Examples of raceway
The accident was the worst ever seen at the raceway, ABC News said.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Another team member, Bobby Najera, detached the sign’s metal raceway from the building, releasing a cascade of debris.
—Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Force was unable to open his eyes or respond to commands to squeeze the hands of medical examiners in the days after his engine seemingly exploded on a Virgina raceway on June 23.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
Another team member, Bobby Najera, detached the sign’s metal raceway from the building, releasing a cascade of debris.
—Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Force was unable to open his eyes or respond to commands to squeeze the hands of medical examiners in the days after his engine seemingly exploded on a Virgina raceway on June 23.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raceway
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Most water used in Los Angeles doesn't come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Including aqueduct reservoirs, the city can store more than 91 billion gallons across its vast infrastructure.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the 1970s, diverse forces on the right came together to fight against ceding control of the canal to Panama, seeing the move as weak and antithetical to American interests.Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The firefighters fought for hours to extinguish the blaze but were unable to save the home, which is located on a canal on the eastern side of Lake Okeechobee, and two cars in the garage, including a red 1955 Ford Thunderbird.KC Baker, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Princess Eugenie, her sister Princess Beatrice, and their mother Sarah, Duchess of York, attended the second day of Royal Ascot on Wednesday at the world-famous racecourse, fashioning looks that spoke to their individual style sensibilities.Julia Teti, WWD, 20 June 2024
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That was a precursor to a pre-launch event held in May 2022 on the grounds of Mumbai’s racecourse for 2,500 realtors, giving them a sneak peak of Prestige’s upcoming projects followed by dinner.Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Raceway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raceway. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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