freeways

noun

plural of freeway
as in highways
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 freeways Research has shown that wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains are hemmed in by freeways and development. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 There are special rules for temporary political signs placed within 660 feet or visible from highways and certain freeways. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Director Christopher Nolan uses the premise to stage spectacular sequences where cars reverse down freeways at high speed, cause and effect goes topsy-turvy, and fights are just, well, weird. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Suburbs stretch their undulating freeways into the grid, sucking out nutrients (and cutting through neighborhoods). — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Major weekend closures and lane restrictions are set to hit several popular metro Phoenix freeways, and the Arizona Department of Transportation warned drivers to use detours as needed. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026 These crimes put everyone traveling on our freeways at risk, and they will be thoroughly investigated. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Not to mention that traffic on the 101 and 405 freeways demonstrates, without a shadow of a doubt, that people are indeed in their cars on weekends as well. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeways
  1. highways
  2. roads
  3. expressways
  4. thoroughfares
  5. streets
  6. routes
  7. roadways
  8. boulevards
Noun
  • If El Niño brings storms that damage the road again, history suggests Caltrans will fix it, seemingly stuck in an endless loop of patchwork repairs for one of California’s most challenging mountain highways to maintain.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For example, campaign workers must remove signs placed within sight of state highways within 10 days after an election.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Brand-new roads in South Florida are often designed to handle 7 or so inches of rain in a day.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The other five victims died in crashes involving vehicles used to block roads.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The center sits near the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways and Interstate 95, adjacent to the Waterford Blue Lagoon Business District.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of expressways
Noun
  • During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • After the raids ramped up in January, tens of thousands of former workers ended up in the capital, Phnom Penh, many sleeping in the streets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Angelenos yearn for safer streets, an end to homelessness, a renewal of the dreamland that the city has represented for more than a century.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Service animals are welcome, and routes throughout the resort are designed for ease of movement.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The guide had understood his skill level and showed him routes that were hard for him, but possible.
    — Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts.
    — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • Moroccan flags fluttered in schoolchildren’s hands, portraits of King Mohammed VI overlooked roundabouts and public squares, and the national coat of arms adorned major boulevards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The hotel is located on one of Vienna’s most famous shopping boulevards and there are plenty of restaurants, cinemas and cafes nearby.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of boulevards

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