expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
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Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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The city’s plan has been to replace the existing wooden fence along the road with a concrete wall that would be something between the current fence and the full Illinois Department of Transportation sound walls used along expressways and interstate roadways.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
But unfortunately for expressway drivers everywhere, that notion didn’t last.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
Over the past several years, steady progress has made on the expressway as crews have continued working on extending the highway beyond Jefferson Hills and through the Mon Valley.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Initially, the vehicles will not drive on any expressways and interstate highways and will only service a 60-mile area that extends from west of downtown southward along the I-4 corridor and Florida’s Turnpike.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
But unfortunately for expressway drivers everywhere, that notion didn’t last.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Feb. 2026
Over the past several years, steady progress has made on the expressway as crews have continued working on extending the highway beyond Jefferson Hills and through the Mon Valley.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Initially, the vehicles will not drive on any expressways and interstate highways and will only service a 60-mile area that extends from west of downtown southward along the I-4 corridor and Florida’s Turnpike.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for expressway
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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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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