as in roads
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 highways
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Double-stack rail is among the most efficient ways to move freight, reducing truck traffic on already congested highways like I-95 and lowering emissions by shifting cargo from road to rail.
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Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
It has been suggested that from the capitol grounds should radiate a number of fine highways, like the spokes of a wheel, over which Floridians could drive, easily and quickly, to all parts of the state.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Simply, animals might not be able to cross highways.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.
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Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Coastal and transportation adaptation is a fifth, covering ports, airports, rail corridors, and highways that need to keep functioning through more extreme conditions than they were originally engineered for.
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Ravi S. Bhalla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
For a transportation agency managing highways, an offshore operator monitoring a rig or a hospital tracking patient safety, video is often the richest signal available, and in many cases the only one that captures what actually happened.
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Krish Kumar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Double-stack rail is among the most efficient ways to move freight, reducing truck traffic on already congested highways like I-95 and lowering emissions by shifting cargo from road to rail.
—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
It has been suggested that from the capitol grounds should radiate a number of fine highways, like the spokes of a wheel, over which Floridians could drive, easily and quickly, to all parts of the state.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Simply, animals might not be able to cross highways.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.
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Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Coastal and transportation adaptation is a fifth, covering ports, airports, rail corridors, and highways that need to keep functioning through more extreme conditions than they were originally engineered for.
—
Ravi S. Bhalla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
For a transportation agency managing highways, an offshore operator monitoring a rig or a hospital tracking patient safety, video is often the richest signal available, and in many cases the only one that captures what actually happened.
—
Krish Kumar,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highways
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Several videos filmed in Simferopol, Crimea’s second city, and posted online show empty roads and public spaces.
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Most access points are reached from the west side, coming through Meeker, and Grimes noted that despite the isolation, the gravel roads are well-maintained, meaning a passenger vehicle should get you to most trailheads.
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Oscar Sanchez-Muñoz, of Independence, Missouri, allegedly shot several people indiscriminately along freeways and roadways the evening of June 16, Kansas City police said.
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Many of our readers may remember that old promise that by 1973, our dear tollways would become freeways.
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From the dramatic California coast to the historic thoroughfares of New England, the United States is brimming with scenic drives.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Hundreds of thousands are expected to line the streets for Chicago's Pride Parade on Sunday.
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The event’s starting point was at a parking lot on the corner of Temple and Alameda streets, where the incident took place, according to the event’s Instagram account.
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).
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On Wednesday, Mayor Mary Sheffield announced a $58 million investment to repair 27 miles of residential streets and 17 miles of major roadways.
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Police have released a set of new photos of Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the man suspected in a series of shootings on Kansas City roadways in June.
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Drivers headed to the Arlington entertainment district – including those traveling to Saturday night's World Cup match between Jordan and Argentina – were urged to take alternate routes.
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In the last few weeks, Ukrainian drones have struck supply routes for Russian troops as well as railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
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The city’s concerns back then highlight a problem with many hotels in the region, East Bay human trafficking experts say, claiming such activities are common at numerous hotels along International and MacArthur boulevards.
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Jacob Whitehead will, once again, be reporting from the roads, boulevards and cols of France, and The Athletic will be publishing daily takeaways after each stage.
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“Highways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highways. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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