1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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WisDOT's latest study proposes a more traditional intersection to connect with the freeway.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The center, just off the 5 freeway on Culver Drive, now has the unique distinction of offering two Japanese grocery stores: Mitsuwa and Tokyo Central.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Along with the freeway closure, all Highway 52 clover-leaf ramps to I-494 will shut down.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
Tucked behind the freeway strip malls, roadside taquerias and vast citrus groves that span this 160-mile stretch of the Rio Grande Valley are people like Juanita, who need critical medical care in one of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest regions.
—Jacquelyn Martin, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The center, just off the 5 freeway on Culver Drive, now has the unique distinction of offering two Japanese grocery stores: Mitsuwa and Tokyo Central.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Along with the freeway closure, all Highway 52 clover-leaf ramps to I-494 will shut down.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 July 2025
Tucked behind the freeway strip malls, roadside taquerias and vast citrus groves that span this 160-mile stretch of the Rio Grande Valley are people like Juanita, who need critical medical care in one of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest regions.
—Jacquelyn Martin, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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