byway

noun

Definition of bywaynext
as in highway

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Recent Examples of byway Although little known outside western Pennsylvania, this historic byway remains central not only to American history but also American innovation. — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026 Ziller said the working group for the scenic byway held its first meeting May 19. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Motorists in the state who traverse Route 15, Interstate 95, Interstate 84, or other highways and byways, see dangers every day. — State Sen. Tony Hwang, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026 This seemed wrong, because there are so many giants along the byways of Southern California and because this is the land of their birth. — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for byway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for byway
  1. highway
  2. lane
  3. road
  4. thoroughfare
  5. route
  6. path
  7. bypath
  8. street
Noun
  • Jerusalem — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • According to highway safety experts, many injuries in such crashes involve passengers being ejected from cars through moonroofs.
    — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, USA Today reported on traffic delays and lane restrictions surrounding Duquesne University's campus as work got underway near Forbes Avenue.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lane
Noun
  • Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Check the requirement, confirm the route, draft the plan, or ask one better question.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Her path is profoundly reshaped by an encounter with Mari (Okamoto), a Japanese theater director battling cancer.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Definition of bypath
Noun
  • An Arkansas State Police trooper was captured on dashcam footage yanking the passenger of a vehicle by his hair and punching him in the face after a high-speed chase that ended in the streets of Blytheville.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no denying that the fall 2026 runways made a strong case for color; even the street style scene is on board, slipping into colorful shoes and sporting handbags in a variety of vibrant shades—baby pink, chartreuse, and cobalt.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of street

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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byway. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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