high road
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Synonyms for high road
Synonyms
arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way
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The Buffaloes take the high road, will let Nebraska do the talking. — oregonlive, "The Pac-12′s playoff chances can be summed up in three words ... slim and none: Issues & Answers," 4 Sep. 2019 There have been reports, such as on The Laurel, a blog on state media, of a low-ball offer, but Coppola maintained the high road, declining to discuss details of his departure. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Dom Amore: After 30 years at Fox61, Rich Coppola exhales and looks to write the next chapter," 2 Sep. 2019 In California, Connors is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to take the high road and turn the Department of Public Health into more of a consumer protection industry, and less of a tool for care providers. — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: After my mother’s disastrous hospice experience, we filed a state complaint. It came to nothing," 10 Aug. 2019 As Tyler Cameron and Gigi Hadid‘s romance heats up, Hannah Brown is taking the high road. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Hannah Brown Says She and Tyler Cameron Should Be 'Respectful' as He Dates Gigi Hadid," 7 Aug. 2019 So will the first to summit the Iseran, the highest road pass in the French Alps that hasn't been climbed by the Tour for 12 years. — John Leicester, baltimoresun.com, "Aiming high: Altitude is the acid test at Tour de France," 5 July 2019 The campus wars will be won by advocates taking the higher road — encouraging dissidents and committed professors, not simply tearing down easy targets. — Sahil Handa, National Review, "What Conservatives Get Wrong about the Campus Wars," 4 July 2019 Take the high road, and give your all to what’s essential. — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, "Horoscopes: June 20, 2019," 20 June 2019 And while the rampant mommy-shaming stars like Duff are subjected to on social media can be irritating, Duff takes the high road, and leaves the clapping back to her friends. — Glamour, "Hilary Duff Will Feed Her Daughter Any Damn Way She Wants, Thanks," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'high road.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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