autobahn

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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. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making a six-mile trip in under 10 minutes on average. Alex Fitzpatrick, 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 See All Example Sentences for autobahn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
Noun
  • The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Dashcam video of the incident circulating on social media shows the plane flying low overhead before landing on the interstate and slowing down.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Exit the interstate rather than stopping on the shoulders.
    Vytas Reid, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The highway is near a military zone, called Lavizan, which has been targeted five times during the war, according to military experts.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Those campaigns will involve everything from social media posts to highway billboards.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.
    Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The suspect led pursuing officers along the 101 and 134 freeways.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Wide-ranging closures of freeway lanes and ramps are scheduled to resume in the Bay Area to install fiber optics as part of a major California broadband initiative, according to a state government agency.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.
    Mark Price April 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The Flyers have road games at Detroit and Winnipeg followed by home contests against Carolina and Montreal.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Following the crash, all northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford were closed, and all traffic was diverted off the expressway at 130th Street, state police said.
    Tim Jacobi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The construction is part of a $93 million rehabilitation project that aims to improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 167,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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