superhighway
noun
su·per·high·way
ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā 
ˈsü-pər-ˌhī-
1
: a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic
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Obama doesn't get nearly enough flack for the NATO bombing campaign in Libya, one of the most short-sighted and memory-holed American military actions in history that had the twofer effect of destroying that entire country while also opening up a superhighway of mass immigration into Europe.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
In the Plowshare film, a crude animation illustrates a zipper of nuclear blasts from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to excavate a sea-level channel up to two hundred feet wide and one thousand feet deep, an oceanic superhighway across Costa Rica or Nicaragua.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The superhighway would move large quantities of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar in remote locations, to urban and industrial centers with high energy demand.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
This 65-mile stretch of roadway not only slashes driving time from eight hours to less than three but the new superhighway also opens access to previously remote towns in the interior, like San Pablo Coatlán and Santa María Colotepec.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
In the Plowshare film, a crude animation illustrates a zipper of nuclear blasts from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to excavate a sea-level channel up to two hundred feet wide and one thousand feet deep, an oceanic superhighway across Costa Rica or Nicaragua.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The superhighway would move large quantities of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar in remote locations, to urban and industrial centers with high energy demand.
—Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for superhighway
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“Superhighway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superhighway. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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superhighway
noun
su·per·high·way
ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā
1
: a highway designed for high-speed traffic
2
: internet
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