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big road

American  

noun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. a main road or highway.


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A few minutes into using ChatGPT Atlas, the new internet browser from OpenAI, I ran into quite a big road block.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Both quarterbacks are first-year starters, but for Penn State sophomore Drew Allar this will be his first big road test.

From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023

“That was a big road win for us.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The Terps showed a surprising lack of energy coming off their big road win over Notre Dame.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2022

Randy planned to take a big road trip to find new accounts, and he’d asked me to manage the business while he was gone.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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