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
Traffic remains a major headache on highways and local streets.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The victim, who hasn't yet been identified, was driving a Honda Civic that veered off the highway for unknown reasons and rolled down the steep hillside, CHP officers said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Any presence of the president in any part of town can cause multiple nearby highway closures for security purposes.
—David J. Neal
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The victim, who hasn't yet been identified, was driving a Honda Civic that veered off the highway for unknown reasons and rolled down the steep hillside, CHP officers said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Any presence of the president in any part of town can cause multiple nearby highway closures for security purposes.
—David J. Neal
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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That story suggests that slamming is less an anomaly of the Big Easy than the latest flowering of a particularly American tradition—one that began, as so many things do, on a California freeway.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Runway 29 also has the least buffer between it and the freeways that ring Newark Liberty Airport.—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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On election night, thousands celebrated in the streets, waving flags and blasting music written by Orbán’s outspoken critics.—
Alexandra Levy,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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That might mean a heavy-duty old-school wooden door with a stained finish or a high-gloss paint color that stands out from the street.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 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,
4 May 2026
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This includes multilane expressways where cars speed alongside, and in some cases above, the water.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Some of these thoroughfares are decidedly more visit-worthy than others, and USA Today recently deemed one main street the best in the county.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her house sits on Palmer Road, a busy thoroughfare.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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First signed in 2023 and renewed for another three years with this latest commitment, the agreement solidifies the ports’ commitment to decarbonization and digitization along the trans-Pacific route, one of the world’s busiest container lanes.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The journey began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Doocy explored local attractions, met with artists and highlighted the city’s deep ties to the famed route.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Several roadways in the immediate area were temporarily closed, but no evacuations were ordered, Kane said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The city is shutting the boulevard down to vehicles to promote bicycling, walking and rolling to help the environment and encourage healthy living.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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