variants
or less commonly throughway
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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All lanes on the thruway at Pembroke were closed in the wake of the crash, which occurred eastbound on I-90.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
On Saturday, parts of the New York thruway had been cleared but remained closed while Pennsylvania worked to clear its interstates in the region.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
State of play: Known as USBR 51, the thruway runs 88 miles from the Missouri border south to Alma.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2025
On Saturday, parts of the New York thruway had been cleared but remained closed while Pennsylvania worked to clear its interstates in the region.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
State of play: Known as USBR 51, the thruway runs 88 miles from the Missouri border south to Alma.
—Worth Sparkman, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Thruway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thruway. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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thruway
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thru·way
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