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
Some residents claim missile launchers have been placed under bridges and along major highways — positions that effectively place them near civilian populations.
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Other wreckage from the crash is impacting the main lanes of the highway.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Keep the windows down while driving at lower speeds, but use the air conditioner while on the highway.
—George Petras, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
But highways only reached the site in 1960, and the nearest railway only went as far as Anápolis, about 90 miles away.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
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Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Other wreckage from the crash is impacting the main lanes of the highway.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Keep the windows down while driving at lower speeds, but use the air conditioner while on the highway.
—George Petras, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
But highways only reached the site in 1960, and the nearest railway only went as far as Anápolis, about 90 miles away.
—Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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There is a road closure at Kaw Drive and I-435 South.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Savanti Travel’s Rowan recalled a client, who was in Paris on a business trip, arriving late for an appointment after ChatGPT suggested a route that failed to account for road closures due to construction.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The program is a coordinated effort by SANDAG, Caltrans and other agencies to improve freeway, railroad and other forms of transportation in the region.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, within weeks of taking the job, Franzen informally proposed building a tollway instead of a freeway that had been on the drawing board for 20 years.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Magen David Adom, Israel's rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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At the spring 2026 collections last September and October, runway fantasies like bows and face paint seeped right off the runways and into the streets.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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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,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.—
Adam L. Neal,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Active Transportation Commission will provide feedback on four ongoing projects related to Fruitridge Road, one of Sacramento’s most dangerous thoroughfares; Arden Way and Auburn Boulevard; Stockton Boulevard, including bus routes along the roadway; and bike lanes on T Street.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Everyone gathers on Franklin Street, the town’s historic thoroughfare that’s full of restaurants, bars, museums, galleries, shops, and more.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Motor officer Zach Varela said the safest route to school for students on e-bikes is the one where a parent is riding alongside them.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The waterway is one of the most critical global energy routes.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez was found dead just off the roadway behind a burgundy Honda Accord with gunshot wounds to the bridge of his nose and center of the back of his head, the affidavit said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the threat of AI reshaping the business of making films looms, and the specter of industry collapse, of American cities hollowed out by manufacturing jobs going overseas and workers made obsolete by new technologies, hangs heavy over the boulevards and palm trees of Los Angeles.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Feedback for the Fruitridge plan, which runs between Riverside and Stockton boulevards, remains open through April 4.—
Madison Smalstig,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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