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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Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Both sides of the highway are expected to remain closed well into the evening as the investigation continues.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The street and highway intersect just east of Berkeley Lake Park in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Both sides of the highway are expected to remain closed well into the evening as the investigation continues.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
The street and highway intersect just east of Berkeley Lake Park in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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