expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs in 2007 was charged by Chicago police with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing his Lamborghini and leaving it on the side of an expressway.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
Kennedy has an expressway in Chicago, a boulevard in Philadelphia and a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
Former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs in 2007 was charged by Chicago police with leaving the scene of an accident after crashing his Lamborghini and leaving it on the side of an expressway.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
Kennedy has an expressway in Chicago, a boulevard in Philadelphia and a street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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