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
The company manufactures parts in automotive, defense, heavy truck and on and off highway vehicles, according to its website.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Lil girl ran out onto the highway right in front of me.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But historic flooding this week closed highways and bridges, threatened infrastructure and caused millions of dollars in damage to some downtown homes and businesses.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The primary role of government is to provide public goods to our community, such as our parks, highways, protection and access to education.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Lil girl ran out onto the highway right in front of me.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
But historic flooding this week closed highways and bridges, threatened infrastructure and caused millions of dollars in damage to some downtown homes and businesses.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The primary role of government is to provide public goods to our community, such as our parks, highways, protection and access to education.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The freeway was previously closed for the investigation, MSP said in the post.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hatton’s funeral took place in Hyde last Friday, with thousands lining the streets and former boxers Tyson Fury, Tony Bellew, Frank Bruno and Amir Khan among those in attendance.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Stomp the Yard, Columbus Short stars as DJ Williams, a gifted street dancer who enrolls at a fictional HBCU to start fresh after personal tragedy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday night over a week ago, a group of protesters blocked a nearby expressway.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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On the morning of Islam’s funeral, the streets of Parkchester, a neighborhood of brick row houses and big-box stores, were blocked off on both sides of the expressway.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Traffic immediately backed up after the closure as motorists lost the main thoroughfare connecting south Orange County to San Diego County, and Caltrans later opened the freeway in the early afternoon, but with traffic breaks.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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The busy freeway travels directly through the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base for nearly 20 miles, with no other major thoroughfares in the region.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Desert View Drive, a 25-mile scenic route along Arizona Highway 64, is a low-key wonder that rewards those willing to wander slightly off the park’s busiest paths.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The father and son had allegedly been walking along the path of Les Feixades, which is a popular hiking route that families take daily, when the tragedy occurred, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The collision is being investigated as the city’s 29th roadway death of the year, and the 14th to involve a pedestrian who died.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, the council unanimously decided to continue exploring the city’s options, plus look into the cost of placing lighting within the roadway pavement to alert night-time drivers about the approaching roundabout.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Pencil of Nature included photographs of Paris boulevards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the demonstrators blocked busy roads, about 25 people were detained by police for setting fires on Brussels’ populated boulevards, according to Reuters.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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