Thesaurus results for HIGH ROAD

high road

noun

Definition of high road

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

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Noun

This is a sophisticated, adaptive, three-chamber air suspension system that continuously adjusts to road topography and driving style.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Parts of the road broke off and some were evacuated from their homes.

— John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

As for additional traffic on the Parkway West itself, Zang says there won't be significant impact until crews start putting up steel over the highway.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
From the highway, at least three sheriff vehicles were seen parked at the top of a residential driveway.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of highway

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

There are many exotic animals there, including zebra, camels, and lamas, all visible from the freeway.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Born to Mary Florence Webb, a nurse, and John Sherman Heilmann, a civil engineer, Heilmann split her childhood between the Bay Area and, after her father took a job building freeways, Los Angeles, by way of El Segundo, a seaside village nearby.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of freeway

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 train began blocking the crossing on Tuesday morning, forcing drivers to find alternate routes.

— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The narrow, 50-mile artificial waterway cuts through the Central American country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and saving time and fuel along the shorter transit route.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

The driver is also alleged to have made a U-turn from a through lane after exiting the expressway, according to the affidavit.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Directed by Takahiro Hasui, the latest installment in the franchise tracks Conan Edogawa investigating high-speed vehicular sabotage on an expressway network.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 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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