Thesaurus results for CLOVERLEAF

cloverleaf

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Definition of cloverleaf

as in interchange

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Recent Examples of cloverleaf Race around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as possible. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The interchange — with on and off ramps and a bridge over the highway — will be located a mile west of the interchange at Woodland Road and a mile east of the cloverleaf at K-7. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025 The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025 The developers released architectural plans of a cloverleaf-style complex with three towers, a plaza and gardens on the roof. — Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2016 See All Example Sentences for cloverleaf

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Banks may recoup some of the cost by charging merchants their own digital-euro transaction fee, although critics argue this is effectively re-creating the interchange model the digital euro was meant to disrupt.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
At least one billboard was at the Highway 50-Interstate 80 interchange in West Sacramento a few miles from the largest year-over-year increase.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of interchange

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The three roads are 16th Street between A and Q streets; J Street between 13th and 19th streets; and Truxel Road from Arena Boulevard to the Interstate 80 overpass.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Vehicles drive on the 405 freeway (overpass) past a US flag displayed outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of overpass

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This is what the underpass looked like when Joshua Service was done cleaning it.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Turn 5 comes just before the underpass, a heavy braking zone that’s been identified as a possible overtaking spot, and Turn 6 is underneath the highway, marking the start of Subida de las Cárcavas.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of underpass

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What all three films have in common, aside from various intersections and overlaps in their stories, is their repositioning of tech billionaires as the new screen villains.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
County officials said the intersection meets the criteria for a traffic signal based on peak-hour traffic conditions.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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