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Recent Examples of autoroute
Cruising at around 75 mph on high-speed autoroutes would incur a range penalty of close to 50%.
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Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
So buyers who use their EVs for much long-distance cruising along Europe’s high-speed autoroutes will be less impressed by China’s products.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Fast but legal cruising down the autoroute was also unimpressive, slashing range by over 60%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But all display weak high-speed cruising ability on autoroutes.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Yet all four fail the autoroute range test, as do their predecessors.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In autoroute cruising mode the range was slashed by 39%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The commission bought up property along the river valley and created a landscaped autoroute leading to the headwaters in Westchester County.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
Neuville-St-Vaast exit from A26 autoroute, follow D49 This is arguably one of the most powerful memorials on the Western Front.
—Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
So buyers who use their EVs for much long-distance cruising along Europe’s high-speed autoroutes will be less impressed by China’s products.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Fast but legal cruising down the autoroute was also unimpressive, slashing range by over 60%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But all display weak high-speed cruising ability on autoroutes.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Yet all four fail the autoroute range test, as do their predecessors.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In autoroute cruising mode the range was slashed by 39%.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The commission bought up property along the river valley and created a landscaped autoroute leading to the headwaters in Westchester County.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
Neuville-St-Vaast exit from A26 autoroute, follow D49 This is arguably one of the most powerful memorials on the Western Front.
—Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autoroute
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Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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My week consists of going to and from dog parks via motorways and B-roads after working hours.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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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
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During my test driving, which comprised about 45 miles, in a variety of modes and at a variety of speeds including close to 100mph on a German autobahn, the car achieved close to 3 miles per kWh.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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And in 1956 the Federal-Aid Highway Act funded 41,000 miles of interstate—an asphalt backbone justified as civil defense infrastructure but experienced as a coast-to-coast permission slip for self-reinvention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
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The witnesses described seeing the suspect and victim's vehicles come to a stop in front of them, forcing them to stop on the interstate, as well, the probable cause statement says.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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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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In the Plowshare film, a crude animation illustrates a zipper of nuclear blasts from the Atlantic to the Pacific, to excavate a sea-level channel up to two hundred feet wide and one thousand feet deep, an oceanic superhighway across Costa Rica or Nicaragua.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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The superhighway would move large quantities of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar in remote locations, to urban and industrial centers with high energy demand.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Here is how the Nationals (33-46) will line up for Game 2: Yu Darvish will travel up the 15 freeway to throw a sim game at low Single-A Lake Elsinore on Wednesday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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The practice boosts productivity, reduces freeway congestion, lowers office costs, reduces air pollution, and enhances employee morale.—
Erik Skindrud,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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The government urged residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safest place and to use main roads only when necessary.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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William Saller emphasizes that the long road, although more challenging, usually leads to something far more meaningful.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Autoroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autoroute. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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