as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
we took back roads on the way out, and the thruway on the way back
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Recent Examples of thruway
On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
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Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2025
On Saturday, parts of the New York thruway had been cleared but remained closed while Pennsylvania worked to clear its interstates in the region.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
State of play: Known as USBR 51, the thruway runs 88 miles from the Missouri border south to Alma.
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Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
9 Aug. 2024
The incident in Hillburn led to the closure of the southbound lanes of the thruway for several hours, causing a significant traffic backlog that persisted well into the night.
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Evan Rosen,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for thruway
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 June 2025
On Saturday, parts of the New York thruway had been cleared but remained closed while Pennsylvania worked to clear its interstates in the region.
—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
2 Dec. 2024
State of play: Known as USBR 51, the thruway runs 88 miles from the Missouri border south to Alma.
—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
9 Aug. 2024
The incident in Hillburn led to the closure of the southbound lanes of the thruway for several hours, causing a significant traffic backlog that persisted well into the night.
—
Evan Rosen,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for thruway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thruway
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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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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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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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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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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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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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Meanwhile, Downing Street staff are lining the street outside.
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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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The massive plume of smoke, visible from across the county, forced the closure of the southbound turnpike between Okeechobee Road and Southwest 41st Street.
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On the media shuttle to get to Arlington… All lanes closed for a wreck on I-30 WB at the turnpike.
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“Thruway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thruway. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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