1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
Synonyms of freeway
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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Video footage posted online shows the plane attempting to land on the freeway as the Camry was traveling.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Dramatic dashcam footage showed the incident, which remains under investigation, occurred on a busy portion of the freeway during rush hour.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Scenic freeway drives from both cities are a great way to see Southern California.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
They were likely made over a relatively short time span, indicating that this area was a popular thoroughfare for theropods and could have been part of a larger dinosaur freeway that spans Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Dramatic dashcam footage showed the incident, which remains under investigation, occurred on a busy portion of the freeway during rush hour.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Scenic freeway drives from both cities are a great way to see Southern California.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
They were likely made over a relatively short time span, indicating that this area was a popular thoroughfare for theropods and could have been part of a larger dinosaur freeway that spans Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for freeway
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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