as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Recent Examples of expressways
Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).
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Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
These expressways would rapidly move large volumes of vehicles in and out of the central business district without using local roads.
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Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
The sports complex in South Philly is surrounded by a number of main roads, interstates and expressways, including I-76, I-95, the Delaware Expressway and South Broad Street.
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Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.
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Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Steel, concrete, traffic jams, and expressways occupy the greens where some of Miami’s earliest golfers played.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).
—
Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
These expressways would rapidly move large volumes of vehicles in and out of the central business district without using local roads.
—
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
The sports complex in South Philly is surrounded by a number of main roads, interstates and expressways, including I-76, I-95, the Delaware Expressway and South Broad Street.
—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.
—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Steel, concrete, traffic jams, and expressways occupy the greens where some of Miami’s earliest golfers played.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressways
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
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Oscar Sanchez-Muñoz, of Independence, Missouri, allegedly shot several people indiscriminately along freeways and roadways the evening of June 16, Kansas City police said.
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Many of our readers may remember that old promise that by 1973, our dear tollways would become freeways.
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Several videos filmed in Simferopol, Crimea’s second city, and posted online show empty roads and public spaces.
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Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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From the dramatic California coast to the historic thoroughfares of New England, the United States is brimming with scenic drives.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Hundreds of thousands are expected to line the streets for Chicago's Pride Parade on Sunday.
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The event’s starting point was at a parking lot on the corner of Temple and Alameda streets, where the incident took place, according to the event’s Instagram account.
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Drivers headed to the Arlington entertainment district – including those traveling to Saturday night's World Cup match between Jordan and Argentina – were urged to take alternate routes.
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In the last few weeks, Ukrainian drones have struck supply routes for Russian troops as well as railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
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On Wednesday, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced a $58 million investment to repair 27 miles of residential streets and 17 miles of major roadways.
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Police have released a set of new photos of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the man suspected in a series of shootings on Kansas City roadways in June.
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The city’s concerns back then highlight a problem with many hotels in the region, East Bay human trafficking experts say, claiming such activities are common at numerous hotels along International and MacArthur boulevards.
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Jacob Whitehead will, once again, be reporting from the roads, boulevards and cols of France, and The Athletic will be publishing daily takeaways after each stage.
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“Expressways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressways. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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