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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Those include lots near Rivers Casino, near the expressway and a parking garage just past PNC Park.
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Board of Supervisors Chair Shanti Landon, who represents western Placer County, said the expressway is an investment in the region’s future.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The construction is part of a $93 million rehabilitation project that aims to improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 167,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Board of Supervisors Chair Shanti Landon, who represents western Placer County, said the expressway is an investment in the region’s future.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
There’s plenty of layering of expressway routes over city streets, with landmarks like the Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge always seemingly perfectly framed by skyscrapers.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
The construction is part of a $93 million rehabilitation project that aims to improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 167,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 19 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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