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Recent Examples of autostrada
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.
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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
Given enough unrestricted autostrada, the Performante can reach a max speed of 190 mph, says the company.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
From Abruzzo, wind down SS652 to the Adriatic coast and then plunge down to the heel on the A14/A14 autostrada.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
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
Given enough unrestricted autostrada, the Performante can reach a max speed of 190 mph, says the company.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
From Abruzzo, wind down SS652 to the Adriatic coast and then plunge down to the heel on the A14/A14 autostrada.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autostrada
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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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For Hitler, the autobahn was a concrete expression of German efficiency and nationalism.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her remains were found by two kayakers who were fishing after one of their lines snagged a bag in mangroves near the interstate.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The project aims to trim commutes for those taking Idaho 16 from the interstate to Idaho 44, or State Street, with travel times expected to take between seven and 10 minutes.—
Noah Daly
May 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 May 2026
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Route 66 became official when the country adopted the numbered highway system in November of that year.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 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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First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.—
Judy Stecker,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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Worthington spent his first years in France on a meagre wage, grateful that the club paid his expenses for trundling up and down the autoroute in his Fiat Punto: a 14-hour round trip to Lyon, a 16-hour there and back to Marseille.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The bridge carries the A75 autoroute across the Tarn valley, stretching 2,460 meters.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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That story suggests that slamming is less an anomaly of the Big Easy than the latest flowering of a particularly American tradition—one that began, as so many things do, on a California freeway.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Runway 29 also has the least buffer between it and the freeways that ring Newark Liberty Airport.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
4 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,
4 May 2026
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Autostrada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autostrada. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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