variants
or less commonly throughway
Synonyms of thruway
Examples of thruway in a Sentence
the New York State Thruway
we took back roads on the way out, and the thruway on the way back
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Morgan said the small, community roadways and thruways will remain troublesome for crews as more overnight freezing is expected due to the low, single-digit temperatures.
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026
The train will now operate seven daily round trips, which brings the service back to full strength, with connections available to several thruway bus routes.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
All lanes on the thruway at Pembroke were closed in the wake of the crash, which occurred eastbound on I-90.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026
The train will now operate seven daily round trips, which brings the service back to full strength, with connections available to several thruway bus routes.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
All lanes on the thruway at Pembroke were closed in the wake of the crash, which occurred eastbound on I-90.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
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“Thruway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruway. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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thruway
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thru·way
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