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, 7 Dec. 2025
The 17-mile passage, called Rogfast, is designed to cut travel time between cities and and create a highway that doesn’t need to rely on ferry crossings.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
People may sleep for up to 24 hours at Wisconsin's rest stops located off of major highways.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Puentes lives in Northern Virginia, which has adopted an extensive system of tolls on major highways that charge different prices at different times.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
The 17-mile passage, called Rogfast, is designed to cut travel time between cities and and create a highway that doesn’t need to rely on ferry crossings.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
People may sleep for up to 24 hours at Wisconsin's rest stops located off of major highways.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Puentes lives in Northern Virginia, which has adopted an extensive system of tolls on major highways that charge different prices at different times.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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