artery
noun
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Synonyms for artery
Synonyms
arterial, avenue, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way
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Harris was shot in the left leg, and the bullet severed a major artery, Fowler said during the trial. — The Washington Post, al, "Tennessee teen Dorian Harris shot to death over $2 beer," 16 Aug. 2019 The protests at the airport have been deeply tactical, as the largely leaderless movement strikes at a vital economic artery. — Ezra Cheung, New York Times, "Chaos Grips Hong Kong’s Airport as Police Clash With Protesters," 12 Aug. 2019 The March of Dimes refers to this as a single artery umbilical cord. — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, "Shawn Johnson and Andrew East reveal pregnancy complications in emotional video," 18 July 2019 China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, a resource-rich artery of global trade that is also claimed in part by five other countries, including the Philippines. — Jake Maxwell Watts, WSJ, "Hit-and-Run Collision in Disputed Waters Tests Philippines’ China Ties," 12 July 2019 The government now controls the main border crossing between Damascus and Amman, a key artery for Syrian exports to Jordan and the oil-rich Gulf states farther south. — Fox News, "Syrian government, rebels clash over recon base near Israel," 16 July 2018 Other protests and organized transit blocks were expected throughout the day, including at the airport and at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, a vital traffic artery connecting Hong Kong island with Kowloon. — Sherisse Pham, CNN, "Strikes in Hong Kong force Cathay Pacific to cancel more than 150 flights," 5 Aug. 2019 In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 1 Aug. 2019 On Monday, a general strike recorded estimates of more than 500,000 in a march that blocked a main vehicular artery in San Juan. — Zaire Dinzey-flores, Time, "The Governor of Puerto Rico Dismissed the People. But the People Refused to Be Dismissed," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'artery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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