beltway

noun

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as in parkway

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Recent Examples of beltway So here is something from way beyond the beltway, about one of Britain’s most influential broadcasters, who introduced generations to music from all around the world. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026 Members of Congress exist in the cosseted Beltway bubble, enjoying special treatment and services their constituents do not. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 An extension of Paris’ tramlines — which shadow the beltway from the inside and now form an almost-complete ring around the city — has also given people who live in Paris’ outer boroughs their own alternative. — Marie Patino, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026 When Mayor Jerry moves forward with the construction of a beltway that will destroy the glade where Mabel learned to calm her nervous system and love nature with her wise grandmother (Karen Huie), this riot grrl skates into action. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beltway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beltway
  1. parkway
  2. interstate
  3. bypass
  4. superhighway
  5. autobahn
  6. motorway
  7. highway
  8. freeway
Noun
  • The design also appears to eliminate Ohio Drive (the scenic parkway that loops around Hains Point), a grove of cherry trees and a historical miniature golf course.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Also, earlier this week, Arlington Garden staffers celebrated 18 years since the construction of a parkway swale along Arlington Drive that helps prevent runoff into the street.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • Roads around the evacuation area are closed, but the local interstate remains open.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The interstate is expected to reopen early Monday morning, the release said.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • This could signal someone is trying to tune a bypass workflow.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That bypass channel will serve as the flood control element of Panther Island.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bypass
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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
  • Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of superhighway
Noun
  • The new Stars arena will be located off the Dallas autobahn, more commonly called the Dallas North Tollway, which over the last decade has become one of the busiest main roads in DFW.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Southbound on the autobahn, just shy of the halfway point to Munich, a 45‑minute detour east leads to Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei, brewing since 1050.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Definition of autobahn
Noun
  • And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of motorway
Noun
  • Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.
    — Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Rui Hachimura had 16 points and six rebounds in his first trip back up the I-110 freeway to face the Lakers, his team for the previous 3 1/2 seasons.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The neighborhood had a diner, churches, and dance halls — but construction of the Crosstown freeway in the late 1960s would lead to an exodus of Filipino residents.
    — Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeway

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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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