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beltway

noun

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as in parkway

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Recent Examples of beltway 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 In recent days, as Netflix became an increasingly serious contender to take over the storied, century-old studio home to the The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, and The Lord of the Rings, the service faced pushback both within Hollywood’s 30-mile zone and inside the Washington beltway. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 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 parkway passes through Alleghany County near the Virginia state line.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Crews will return to Lisle in the spring and fall to determine which parkway trees need to be replaced, and will do so for residents who lost trees in the storms, Elias said.
    — Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, a GMC truck and a Hyundai SUV were headed south on the interstate when the truck hit the SUV and went into oncoming traffic lanes.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Caltrans and fire personnel will evaluate conditions to determine when the westbound interstate can safely reopen, Cal Fire officials said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • Nitta said the Emergence experiment is the first to shed light on how AI agents collude to bypass guardrails and break confinement, as OpenAI has yet to release all of its findings from the Hugging Face incident.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Caitlin Looby Wisconsin's DNR has ordered Enbridge to halt work on a temporary bypass for its Line 5 pipeline.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bypass
Noun
  • 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
  • The Floriston Fire near Truckee reached 75% containment Monday morning with no additional growth expected, according to authorities, but westbound Interstate 80 remained restricted as firefighters continued working along the highway.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The order directs the Department of Water Resources to stage flood-fighting supplies such as sandbags and pumps, while Caltrans prepares traffic-control and snow-removal equipment along vulnerable highways.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Police closed down eastbound I-94 between I-696 and 11 Mile Road while gathering evidence, but have since reopened all lanes of the freeway.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ridesharing service Uber must pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed after a driver ordered her out of the car on the freeway.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeway

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“Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beltway. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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