high roads

noun

plural of high road
as in highways
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 Synonyms for high roads
  1. highways
  2. roads
  3. streets
  4. freeways
  5. thoroughfares
  6. routes
  7. expressways
  8. roadways
Noun
  • The records show that for nearly three years now, Florida’s highways have been racing with troopers’ black-and-tan patrol cars chasing drivers, even for non-violent offenses, leaving a trail of severe crashes, injuries and deaths.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Oklahoma's Highway Patrol signed all of its troopers on to 287(g), giving their officers the power to stop a driver and potentially make an immigration arrest on state highways.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • His priorities if given another four years were public safety, better roads and lower taxes.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Mauldin, chair of the city’s Planning Commission and an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, emphasized responsible growth, affordable housing and improvements to roads, public transit and utilities.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Celebrities are still wearing them too, including the actress Zoë Kravitz, who has been photographed in them on New York City streets, and Meghan Markle, who sported a slip skirt for the recent release of her As Ever advent calendar on Instagram.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Spotted out in New York City, the actor and recent beauty brand founder appeared to have taken the comforts of home quite literally onto the streets.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • McKinney would prioritize public safety and vows to go after demonstrators who block freeways or engage in conduct similar to the 2024 pro-Palestine encampments on UCLA’s campus.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 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
Definition of freeways
Noun
  • Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Local governments can evaluate where these machines operate and whether particular routes create safety hazards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before any aid moves, mines will be cleared on the routes into the city, Lubinets said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of routes
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
  • 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
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