expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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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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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Several major roads, expressways and bridges will be closed to vehicle traffic during the day – and some have already been shuttered this week.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The northern end of the downtown expressway loop was cited as a comparable model.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Several major roads, expressways and bridges will be closed to vehicle traffic during the day – and some have already been shuttered this week.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The northern end of the downtown expressway loop was cited as a comparable model.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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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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