Synonyms of highway
Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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The truck was traveling along the Dhaka-Tangail highway and overturned into a roadside ditch near the eastern end of the Jamuna Bridge, Bangladesh's second-longest bridge, reported local newspaper The Daily Star.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
The 2,448-mile highway starts in Chicago at Adams Street and Michigan Avenue (though Navy Pier was declared the symbolic starting point for the centennial).
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Securing critical infrastructure such as seaports, airports and major highways currently controlled by armed groups, including routes connected to the neighboring Dominican Republic, will be crucial.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
The 2,448-mile highway starts in Chicago at Adams Street and Michigan Avenue (though Navy Pier was declared the symbolic starting point for the centennial).
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Securing critical infrastructure such as seaports, airports and major highways currently controlled by armed groups, including routes connected to the neighboring Dominican Republic, will be crucial.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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