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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The seat was vacated in September after voters in District 4 recalled Joel Engardio, amid backlash over his support of a 2024 ballot measure that closed the highway to cars to make way for a park.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Border Patrol agents arrested 42 people with commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants, including 31 from California, who were taken into custody at immigration checkpoints and highways.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The airport stopped accepting the prepaid electronic toll system used on highways in much of the state in 2022.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Efficiency is where the new Camry truly shines, earning 53 miles per gallon in the city and 50 miles per gallon on the highway.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Border Patrol agents arrested 42 people with commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants, including 31 from California, who were taken into custody at immigration checkpoints and highways.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The airport stopped accepting the prepaid electronic toll system used on highways in much of the state in 2022.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Efficiency is where the new Camry truly shines, earning 53 miles per gallon in the city and 50 miles per gallon on the highway.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for highway
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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