Thesaurus results for FREEWAY

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 Even the buildings themselves — a trio of vast, anonymous boxes tucked into the crook of two freeways — were plagued with problems. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 The driver exited the freeway near Sherman Oaks before entering a mall parking garage. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Cobb County drivers experienced four long lasting, multilane freeway incidents in the same morning. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The one-off 200-Ah 72-V battery pack is said to be suitable for spirited performance both in the city and on freeways. — New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeway

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Noun

The town closest to the earthquake’s epicenter, San Jose del Palmar, has no airport, and is located on top of a mountain ridge along a highway linking the cities of Cali and Pereira.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Then off to the highway with you, up a mountain hill, in full control and at one with this rude, loud, hot machine.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Torrential downpours routinely inundate roads and railway lines, disrupt air and rail traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

This project took the elevated section of Interstate 93, a six-lane highway completed in 1959 that ran through central Boston, and turned it into an underground expressway.

— Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
The firm noted that major bridges like the Donghai Bridge and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, as well as regional expressways, have reopened with standard speed limits restored.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressway

Noun

Social media video captured an unconventional pursuit in Los Angeles over the weekend, when a runaway pig led a wild chase through the streets of West Hollywood before it was finally captured.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Office buildings and retail corridors emptied out, while San Francisco became emblematic of the challenges facing post-pandemic cities, such as an increase in street homelessness and a surge in petty crime.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

The plan calls for increasing building density along major thoroughfares.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
The organization recently put out new renderings of a state-of-the-art stadium that would be built on land near SeaWorld just off of I-4, the main thoroughfare through the Orlando area.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

The other four switched off their tracking transponders to avoid detection so their route is unknown.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Quarterback Tommy DeVito looked to him on a go route on the very next play, but Williams didn’t cut back inside for the ball, which appeared to frustrate Vrabel on the sideline.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Prior to his car going off the roadway, investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Howard suffered a medical episode, according to the release.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadway

Noun

The following day, several reports came in from Roseville residents who spotted a bear near Foothills Boulevard between Blue Oaks and Pleasant Grove boulevards.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Broadway, the neighborhood’s grand boulevard, was lined with beauty salons, dry cleaners, shoe-repair stalls, and single-room-occupancy hotels.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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