as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Recent Examples of expressway
Indiana is flat and sunny — possibly to the chagrin of the state's tourism board — and a complicated network of power lines operates like a massive expressway, shuttling electrons across the region.
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
In October, the California Transportation Commission voted to approve $14 million in additional funding to expand a two-lane expressway to a four-lane expressway in Fresno County.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.
—Adam L. Neal, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
To this day, the wide expressway suddenly ends in northern Long Island because the construction in 1973 was halted.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
In October, the California Transportation Commission voted to approve $14 million in additional funding to expand a two-lane expressway to a four-lane expressway in Fresno County.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.
—Adam L. Neal, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
To this day, the wide expressway suddenly ends in northern Long Island because the construction in 1973 was halted.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressway
Noun
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There's no way bicycles are supposed to be on the highway.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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The suspect led pursuing officers along the 101 and 134 freeways.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wide-ranging closures of freeway lanes and ramps are scheduled to resume in the Bay Area to install fiber optics as part of a major California broadband initiative, according to a state government agency.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.—
Mark Price
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Flyers have road games at Detroit and Winnipeg followed by home contests against Carolina and Montreal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Downtown Florence earned recognition as a Great American Main Street in 2023 thanks to its bustling thoroughfare, where visitors can attend a play at Florence Little Theatre, shop at local stores, and make dinner reservations at local restaurants.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump has warned repeatedly that the US could strike power plants, bridges and other infrastructure in Iran if Tehran fails to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil thoroughfare.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, cities have been living through short storms that turn subway stations into lakes, streets into rivers, cars into boats.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parking in some South Beach garages was $40, but garages and street parking remained open.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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He is fascinated by how roads connect and enjoys designing his own imaginative routes and paths.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The fees would act as a kind of war reparations, says Ghiselli, while allowing Iran to institutionalize its management of the shipping route.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The roadway was blocked for about five hours following the accident.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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He was found along Mississippi Street and partly in the roadway, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressway. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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