1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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People covered by strips of cardboard sleeping under freeway overpasses.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Before the Victory development and Stemmons freeway, rope access technician Ian Porter of Highpoint Access positions himself to make tweaks to new LED lighting installed on Reunion Tower, March 19, 2026.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
City officials say the project is complicated because of the nearness of the freeway and the Los Angeles River.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
All lanes of the freeway in the Swanston Estates neighborhood were shut down for several hours following the crash but have since reopened.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Before the Victory development and Stemmons freeway, rope access technician Ian Porter of Highpoint Access positions himself to make tweaks to new LED lighting installed on Reunion Tower, March 19, 2026.
—Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
City officials say the project is complicated because of the nearness of the freeway and the Los Angeles River.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
All lanes of the freeway in the Swanston Estates neighborhood were shut down for several hours following the crash but have since reopened.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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