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freeway

noun

ˈfrē-ˌwā

Definition of freeway

as in highway

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time

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Recent Examples of freeway Traffic was diverted off the freeway at Beech Daly Road (Exit 178). — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Costco opted to open a gas station only in a shopping center that hugs the 5 freeway at Oso Parkway. — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 29 June 2026 Hands-free BlueCruise kicking on while on the freeway also helped bolster my view of the ride. — Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the software may allow a Waymo vehicle to enter a closed freeway construction zone and continue driving. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeway

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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Jakarta, Indonesia — A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of highway

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When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Following the shooting, the northbound side of the expressway was closed from 147th Street just past the Tri-State Tollway all the way to 127th Street.

— Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of expressway

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Standout among those streets is the neighbourhood of Shamibag in Dhaka, which is home to FIFA Goli (alley or lane in Bangla), which has been organised by Al Amin Hossain Robin.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Minus the dull thud of the boats gently colliding with the wooden posts they’re tied to, the normally busy thoroughfare is quiet.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

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Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Ling’s crew prepped, and the film crew shot, one side of Hollywood Boulevard at a time so as not to interrupt the tourism activities on the boulevard.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

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