high road

noun

Definition of high roadnext
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel hair-raising tales of outlaws who ambushed coaches traveling the high roads

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Recent Examples of high road Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025 And Microsoft embraced neutrality after heavy unionA Since the NLRB will be weak for quite a while but a new study by The Center for Work And Democracy at Arizona State University identifies workers can influence a high road economy that go beyond traditional collective bargaining. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 But the former president didn’t stay on that high road for long. — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024 The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for high road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high road
  1. road
  2. highway
  3. street
  4. freeway
  5. thoroughfare
  6. route
  7. expressway
  8. carriageway
Noun
  • The tortuous road to the flat-out Democratic victory ran through a number of key milestones.
    — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Lucianie Vil Ma Rouge, Thiotte, southeastern Haiti Lucianie Vil, 70, is a Madan Sara, one of the women traders who travel Haiti’s roads and markets to support their families and feed their communities.
    — Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Bundy was stopped by the highway patrol in Salt Lake City town in 1975 — leading to that 1976 conviction — and his vehicle was seized.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Wandering the cobbled streets here feels like a wonderfully indulgent way to pass the time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Fortunately for the script, other British and Hessian reënactors had arrived via freeway and the incredibly vast Orchard Beach parking lot.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But for what practical purpose do these features really serve, except for quickly accelerating onto a freeway?
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • The emerald green bridge is a major thoroughfare connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island, home to both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • The project remains under development, and no final route has been selected.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Autonomous functions include one-touch takeoff, route planning, flight control, and landing assistance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Rice was driving a Lamborghini on an expressway and was clocked at 119 mph when the car hit the center median wall and caused four other cars to collide with each other.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.
    — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Definition of carriageway

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“High road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20road. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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