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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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The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Drivers on Ireland’s busiest motorway still face delays even after a wave of fuel protest blockades deescalated over the weekend.—
Olivia Fletcher,
Bloomberg,
13 Apr. 2026
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Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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All lanes of the interstate will be shut down Friday night into Monday morning south of I-20, rerouting traffic onto the Downtown Connector and into the city, Georgia Department of Transportation officials announced.—
Taylor Croft,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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Damm said more than 1,000 homes are currently under construction as well as a highway linking the city to Copenhagen, lying about 60 miles west.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.—
Alaina Harkness,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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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
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The council also exempted from SB 79 areas that are close to a transit stop but violate the spirit of SB 79 because residents can’t walk to it easily because of barriers like canyons, freeways or a lack of sidewalks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Two slow-moving cranes appeared, positioned on the freeway above.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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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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More Americans are hitting the road, boarding flights and taking cruises this Memorial Day, according to AAA.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Earlier this week, along a desolate stretch of road lined with oil refineries just north of the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, an awareness of that spotlight seemed palpable.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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These expressways would rapidly move large volumes of vehicles in and out of the central business district without using local roads.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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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,
11 May 2026
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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