as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Recent Examples of highway
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said on social media that the highway had reopened.
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
The bus, carrying North Carolina middle school students, blew a tire and flipped on the highway.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Trinity County authorities continued search and rescue operations Friday for the body of an infant who was swept away from his father’s arms after their four-door sedan veered off the highway and into the Trinity River.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The health scare sparked furor among villagers, who blocked a local highway in protest.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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CBS News, 2 May 2025
The bus, carrying North Carolina middle school students, blew a tire and flipped on the highway.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Trinity County authorities continued search and rescue operations Friday for the body of an infant who was swept away from his father’s arms after their four-door sedan veered off the highway and into the Trinity River.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The health scare sparked furor among villagers, who blocked a local highway in protest.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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According to a police statement, a contractor hired to open a seasonal camp in the town came across the car, which was stuck on a camp road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Investigators determined the driver of the 18-wheeler fell asleep behind the wheel and veered off the freeway.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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The strict separations of the Jim Crow economy are illustrated in perhaps the most striking shot in the movie, when a young Chinese American woman, Lisa Chow, crosses the street to speak with her mother in their whites-only shop.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Nixon reportedly stumbled out of the nightclub and collapsed on the street at the intersection Barnum Avenue and Bishop Avenue after he was shot in the torso during the early morning hours, Holtz said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Butterfly Farm, located on the island’s main thoroughfare, J. Irausquin Boulevard, in Orangestad, is home to hundreds of butterflies originally from South America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Australia, China, Africa and Malaysia.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Police have shuttered the main highway linking Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, a critical artery for central Israel, and ordered evacuations along the route as thick smoke and advancing fire lines threatened nearby communities.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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While most yachts center around the owner, Eternal Spark’s owner chose to take the commercial route and turn it into a full-scale but unique charter yacht, now listed through Ocean Independence.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2025
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Sidney’s Rainbows is also partnering with the national group, Families for Safe Streets, in creating a state chapter that would provide resources and the opportunity for families affected by roadway tragedies to advocate for safer streets.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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This also follows Barcelona residents taking matters into their own hands in July 2024, when 3,000 residents protested against tourism by squirting visitors with water guns on Las Ramblas boulevard.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The former Probation Department lot offers a hideaway bounded by Crenshaw and Obama boulevards and the Expo Line and is sealed off from a row of apartment buildings to its west by a tall wall and shrubbery.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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