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Recent Examples of autobahn
Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Porsche's Panamera Turbo has everything but an ejection seat
Lawrence Ulrich
31 Mar 2010
5 min read
As my Porsche Panamera Turbo hits its stride on the German autobahn, there’s plenty to focus on, both inside and out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Porsche's Panamera Turbo has everything but an ejection seat
Lawrence Ulrich
31 Mar 2010
5 min read
As my Porsche Panamera Turbo hits its stride on the German autobahn, there’s plenty to focus on, both inside and out.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
Noun
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Leeds United’s home, nestled by the side of the M621 motorway around the edges of the city, looks tired in places.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Freezing temperatures had been in the area for more than 36 hours, and freezing rain covered this stretch of the interstate in a sheet of ice.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Traveling along Idaho 16 from the interstate up to Idaho 44, or State Street, is expected to take seven to 10 minutes.—
Rose Evans
January 21,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The city will use brine to keep snow and ice from building on roads and highways.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The truck rolled down the level highway, and sleep spread over him like a large warm palm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those bogus images and videos spread not just on X, but also along other superhighways of falsehoods, notably the Meta platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads, albeit with less engagement.—
James Warren,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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But it was actually set in motion a year ago, when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the power grid operator for the central United States – approved a suite of projects to build a transmission superhighway across the upper Midwest.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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One driver learned the hard way that even a freeway that's been plowed can still have icy, slick spots to cause out-of-control spins.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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International artists from Amsterdam, Nepal and Australia paint alongside locals, transforming concrete facades into an open-air gallery visible from the freeway.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2024
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Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.—
Tony Quiroga,
Car and Driver,
12 Aug. 2023
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Roads and Railways The government has led the push for infrastructure capital expenditure through the roads and railways sectors, both of which are expected to receive higher allocations in the budget.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the watchful eye of sheriffs deputies who threatened to ticket anyone caught standing in the road, along with a small number of National Guard members, the protesters took turns screaming swears and warming up in nearby parked cars.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mareno’s motorcycle then spun across three lanes, striking an unoccupied 2017 Infinite Q50 stopped on the shoulder of the expressway, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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