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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Video from the scene shows a semi truck jackknifed into a barrier on the expressway.
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
It would be paid by borrowing construction costs against future toll revenue — both from existing GMX expressways and revenue from the new 14-mile extension, too.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
As one internet meme puts it, the six-hour travel time between the two cities has been cut to half but the tourist rush has added a two-hour jam where the expressway meets city roads.
—Menaka Doshi, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
It would be paid by borrowing construction costs against future toll revenue — both from existing GMX expressways and revenue from the new 14-mile extension, too.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
As one internet meme puts it, the six-hour travel time between the two cities has been cut to half but the tourist rush has added a two-hour jam where the expressway meets city roads.
—Menaka Doshi, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 28 Apr. 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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