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
The site, with an outdoor stadium and an indoor arena, provides one of the Bay Area’s most desirable properties for development because of its prime transportation access, sandwiched between a BART station and a major freeway.
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
To voice their support for telework, state workers have regularly held rallies in opposition to Newsom’s return-to-office order and erected billboards along freeways to support their cause.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
And with that, the laptop was connected to the projector, and the video was put out for the world to see (or, at least drivers passing by on the freeway below).
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
To voice their support for telework, state workers have regularly held rallies in opposition to Newsom’s return-to-office order and erected billboards along freeways to support their cause.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2026
And with that, the laptop was connected to the projector, and the video was put out for the world to see (or, at least drivers passing by on the freeway below).
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeway
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The Idaho Transportation Department has reopened a state highway that was closed nearly a month ago when a midair fighter jet collision during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base left aircraft wreckage on the roadway.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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Do not take shelter under highway overpasses; tunneling effects can actually increase wind speeds.—
Laura Bannon,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Police call for drivers to remain attentive, particularly during the hours of sunrise and sunset, when shifting lighting conditions affect road visibility.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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In the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s road game against the Washington Nationals, Lynch got the call out of the bullpen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Gary police said a suspect was placed into custody on Wednesday in connection with a road rage expressway shooting earlier this week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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That would take the expressway — formally known as State Road 836 and commonly called the Dolphin — to where Eighth Street meets Southwest 157th Avenue.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Thousands of Dutch soccer fans walked through the streets of Arlington on Sunday ahead of the FIFA World Cup match against Japan for the legendary Orange Fanwalk.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Businesses in Geneva were boarded up and hundreds of riot police were deployed in the streets over concerns about violence.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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TxDOT is planning to widen busy thoroughfare from Bill Cook Road west of Justin to FM 1830 near Lantana.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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Connecting Highway 401 in Ontario with Interstate 75 in Michigan, the six-lane thoroughfare is expected to reduce congestion at surrounding border crossings while facilitating a freer flow of goods between the countries.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The journey is meant to revive a sea route not used for 300 years, and one that in the past could’ve been considered nearly impossible –– given the lack of maps and the crude vessels early navigators of the Bashi Channel once used.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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For more information on the DDOT routes, visit the city's website or call 313-933-1300.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Photos posted by the city on Monday show roadways washed away by the storms.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Here, establishments like La Tour Montlhéry (known colloquially as Chez Denise since the 1960s) catered to market porters and workers seeking hearty, affordable fare at all hours, creating a parallel culinary universe to the more refined tables of the city’s grand boulevards.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Saveur,
19 Nov. 2025
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The driver of the vehicle got off the freeway and onto Isabel Avenue, and officers tried to pull the vehicle over near Jack London and Murrieta boulevards, police said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeway. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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