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Synonyms for subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪsub·way

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  1. metro, tube, underground, subway system, subwaynoun

    an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

    "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

    Synonyms:
    resistance, metro, electron tube, underground, thermionic vacuum tube, pipe, tubing, vacuum tube, tube-shaped structure, thermionic valve, underpass, subway system, thermionic tube, tube

  2. underpass, subwaynoun

    an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

    Synonyms:
    underground, metro, subway system, tube, underpass

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  1. List of paraphrases for "subway":

    metro, underpass, mtr, underground, irt, tunnel, mtrc, train, mtrcl, mcclane, tube

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Subway":

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  1. Jessica Chastain:

    Before my career took off, I remember one time being on the subway and I was looking at a magazine and there was a picture of [ Bryce ], like a small picture, and I was like' What am I doing in this magazine ?' i actually had that thought.

  2. Lucas Acosta:

    I was just on my way to eat with a friend, but we had to cancel everything. Theres no subway, nothing is working.

  3. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.Lopez Obrador:

    He will take care of the reconstruction of the entire [ subway line ] stretch, making sure that it gets done with all the necessary safety [ measures ] at no cost to the [ Mexican ] people and without asking [ the government ] for a budget.

  4. Charles Gladden:

    I work for the most powerful people in the country and there I am sleeping at a subway stop.

  5. Eric Adams:

    I need that right balance, and I do n’t want the people of this city to believe that the mayor is not approachable and he’s not willing to engage with them on the level that I want to represent, you saw I took the subway system on my Day One in office, and those are the types of things that I ’m going to do. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.


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