Thesaurus results for TURNPIKE

turnpike

noun

ˈtərn-ˌpīk

Definition of turnpike

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 debris from the light pole then hit a tractor-trailer driving on the turnpike, leading the driver to sustain minor injuries. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 The jet crossed over the turnpike at 19 feet above the ground. — 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, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for turnpike

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Noun

Large cracks appeared on major roads, including an elevated highway, and a goods train derailed, according to NHK, while rail ‌services were halted and flights grounded.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
While the advanced driving settings on the highway felt unpredictable and inconsistent, the interior tech on the massive 56-inch Hyperscreen touchscreen was reliably, well, visible.

— Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of road

Noun

This new thoroughfare created an easy and direct route to reach the park by car that avoided steep mountain roads, according to park history.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Authorities partially closed a major thoroughfare in Alexandria on Monday after a hazardous-materials incident left a white, powderlike substance scattered across the road, officials said.

— Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Following the shooting, the northbound side of the expressway was closed from 147th Street just past the Tri-State Tollway all the way to 127th Street.

— Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of expressway

Noun

The picture will brighten considerably if one of those players, Macario, who wore street clothes, can make it back this season and show the form that earned her the largest contract in NWSL history.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Charlotteans illegally dump about 10 tons of trash every single day — much of it large, bulky items — and the city has to divert garbage crews from normal routes to collect it.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
McCabe said that one of the goals is to minimize impacts on homeowners and businesses that are along the route.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of roadway

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