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 area of the discovery, about 6 miles from Casias’ home, can be reached by a state highway, which she was seen walking along the day she was reported missing.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked highways, rail lines and major intersections across Israel, clashing with police and setting cars ablaze as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv ground to a halt.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Idaho 55 traffic was halted for hours on Sunday while rescue operations were underway, but officials have since reopened the highway.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Dmitri Doncev, his wife Ecterina, and their children, Emily and Mark were killed when a crash on a Virginia highway.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked highways, rail lines and major intersections across Israel, clashing with police and setting cars ablaze as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv ground to a halt.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Idaho 55 traffic was halted for hours on Sunday while rescue operations were underway, but officials have since reopened the highway.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2026
Dmitri Doncev, his wife Ecterina, and their children, Emily and Mark were killed when a crash on a Virginia highway.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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