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Recent Examples of autobahn
On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
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Redouane, a police officer for 20 years, spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
12 Nov. 2025
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Regarded as one of the most ambitious transportation projects ever, this bridge features a four-lane motorway and a double-track railway, supported by concrete piers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nash says he was stopped on the interstate by another vehicle carrying a group of men, including Hammer.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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According to an alert from the Idaho Transportation Department, the crash, near Robinson Road on the Nampa-Meridian border, resulted in lane closures on the interstate.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The Idaho Transportation Department has reopened a state highway that was closed nearly a month ago when a midair fighter jet collision during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base left aircraft wreckage on the roadway.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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Do not take shelter under highway overpasses; tunneling effects can actually increase wind speeds.—
Laura Bannon,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The team said the quantity and pattern of tracks - and the fact they were all found in the same sediment layer - suggest that dinosaurs didn't settle in what is now Bolivia as much as trudge along an ancient coastal superhighway stretching from southern Peru into northwest Argentina.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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The vision of the new company is to use the superhighway to bring different rules or different data sources to help the user in their document creation or communication.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The goal is to transform the highway into a freeway through the city, improving travel time and reducing crashes, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Police call for drivers to remain attentive, particularly during the hours of sunrise and sunset, when shifting lighting conditions affect road visibility.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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In the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s road game against the Washington Nationals, Lynch got the call out of the bullpen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Gary police said a suspect was placed into custody on Wednesday in connection with a road rage expressway shooting earlier this week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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That would take the expressway — formally known as State Road 836 and commonly called the Dolphin — to where Eighth Street meets Southwest 157th Avenue.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Residents need to place any brush and tree debris in the parkway in front of their homes by Monday morning.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Indeed, on my Highland Park block, there are two adjacent desert willows planted in a parkway.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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