Synonyms of highway
Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
Vehicles registered for on-highway use may also be on the hook for California Highway Patrol, transportation improvement and other fees, the DMV details.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Dozens of homes along the highway corridor north of Penrose remained under mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday, including a 2-mile area around Fremont County Road F45 and Colorado 115, emergency officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Several highway-widening projects were approved Thursday afternoon through almost $1 billion in STIP funds, and critics cited a century of research demonstrating that adding lanes to roadways ultimately leads to more congestion within five to 10 years.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
Vehicles registered for on-highway use may also be on the hook for California Highway Patrol, transportation improvement and other fees, the DMV details.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Dozens of homes along the highway corridor north of Penrose remained under mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday, including a 2-mile area around Fremont County Road F45 and Colorado 115, emergency officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Several highway-widening projects were approved Thursday afternoon through almost $1 billion in STIP funds, and critics cited a century of research demonstrating that adding lanes to roadways ultimately leads to more congestion within five to 10 years.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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