as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Recent Examples of highway
Emanuel Dali Ramirez-Gutierrez was walking along a highway median in Orlando on March 18 when a Florida Highway Patrol officer whipped his vehicle into a U-turn to stop him.
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Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The family of Tyrone Mason, a 31-year-old Black man in Raleigh, North Carolina, who died in a crash while being pursued by highway patrol, is calling for justice after prosecutors declined to file charges against the trooper involved in the Oct. 7, 2024, incident.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 May 2025
The state has a below-average rate of highway fatalities at 11.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to MarketWatch Guides.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The family of Tyrone Mason, a 31-year-old Black man in Raleigh, North Carolina, who died in a crash while being pursued by highway patrol, is calling for justice after prosecutors declined to file charges against the trooper involved in the Oct. 7, 2024, incident.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 May 2025
The state has a below-average rate of highway fatalities at 11.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, according to MarketWatch Guides.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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There is a road closure on Liberty Street from Wyoming Street exit 1B to I-670 West.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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The collision occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s northbound lanes, near Everman Parkway, Fort Worth police said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Before the freeway is shut down at 10 p.m. Friday, all ramps along the route will close at 8 p.m.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2025
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In one video, officers were seen throwing smoke bombs and flash bangs onto the street to get people to disperse, so the authorities could drive away in vans, SUVs and military-style vehicles.—
Greg Wehner , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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Every day at the start of practice, the wide receivers line up and run half-speed routes to get loose, while the quarterbacks throw high-arcing passes downfield.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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But there’s another route this could go down, a silent divorce.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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The roadway will become a boulevard similar to national park roads, Botich said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The Santa Monica Pier, specifically north of Pico and south of Wilshire boulevards, is Los Angeles County’s only beach to make Heal the Bay’s list.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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