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 Sacramento Bee covered a major freeway tolling decision, a hacking incident at a local agency and a popular news anchor’s departure on Thursday.
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Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The construction of several majors freeways during the 1950s in the Eastside essentially created a pollution bubble for many Latino residents.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Driving on the freeway, the C10 carries itself with an air of gravitas that imparts a heady sense of assuredness to the driver.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
26 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.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The construction of several majors freeways during the 1950s in the Eastside essentially created a pollution bubble for many Latino residents.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Driving on the freeway, the C10 carries itself with an air of gravitas that imparts a heady sense of assuredness to the driver.
—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
26 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeway
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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The alert triggered temporary closures along a major highway, the Décarie expressway, as well as a temporary shutdown of significant sections of two subway lines.
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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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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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
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The incident began when Alnaji joined a rally on the corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards in support of Palestinians, while Kessler had attended a counter protest in support of Israel, The Times reported.
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On June 20, a masked woman climbed over a wall separating the Israeli Embassy from one of Tirana’s main boulevards, removed the Israeli flag and ripped it apart as onlookers cheered.
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeway. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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