as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the turnpike was jammed with people heading south for the long weekend
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Recent Examples of turnpike
The jet crossed over the turnpike at 19 feet above the ground.
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Russell Lewis,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Since the early 1960s, her drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and collages have run like scenic byways along the whooshing turnpike of contemporary art.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
As transportation networks expanded—first with canals and turnpikes, and later with railroads—rural isolation began to fade.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Officials with the port authority confirmed that an object was struck and that a delivery truck on the turnpike at the time also was damaged.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Russell Lewis,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Since the early 1960s, her drawings, watercolors, acrylics, and collages have run like scenic byways along the whooshing turnpike of contemporary art.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
As transportation networks expanded—first with canals and turnpikes, and later with railroads—rural isolation began to fade.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Officials with the port authority confirmed that an object was struck and that a delivery truck on the turnpike at the time also was damaged.
—
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnpike
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
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Venezuelan authorities typically activate emergency assessment and response protocols following major seismic events, including inspections of critical infrastructure such as hospitals, bridges, highways and electrical systems.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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Left led downhill to Garberville and to the endless freeway thereafter.
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The accident prompted extensive freeway closures and a shutdown of westbound lanes, per CHP traffic logs.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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The alert triggered temporary closures along a major highway, the Décarie expressway, as well as a temporary shutdown of significant sections of two subway lines.
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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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The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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Food also figured into other odd roadway incidents.
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
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“Turnpike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnpike. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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