1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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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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The Arizona Department of Transportation can also use freeway message boards to share the Silver Alert if the missing person is believed to be in a vehicle.
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Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Chilling footage has surfaced showing the moment a woman narrowly escaped death after a man dragged her off a Los Angeles Metro train and threw her into freeway traffic.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope and other freeway expansion opponents asked the federal agency to conduct a civil rights review on the project.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
By 1984, freeways and wide streets had replaced that impressive rail network.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2024
Chilling footage has surfaced showing the moment a woman narrowly escaped death after a man dragged her off a Los Angeles Metro train and threw her into freeway traffic.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope and other freeway expansion opponents asked the federal agency to conduct a civil rights review on the project.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2024
By 1984, freeways and wide streets had replaced that impressive rail network.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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