underpasses

noun

plural of underpass
as in overpasses

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  1. interchanges
  2. intersections
Noun
  • Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
    — Rose Evans June 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Definition of interchanges
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  • Soon, however, the Kings’ fondness for probing the strangest possible intersections of legal practice pushes Cupertino in odd and hilarious directions.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of intersections
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“Underpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpasses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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