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
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
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 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
Authorities said hospital operations had resumed and that major highways, markets and commercial centers were functioning normally by Monday.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The surplus of orange cones all over our roads and highways are not for the Netherlands.
—Mac Engel
june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
The same company that helped build highways and cities for a century is now helping build the backbone of the next industrial boom.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Growing Doral is home to more than 80,000 residents and over 17,000 businesses, and close to highways and the airport.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 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
Authorities said hospital operations had resumed and that major highways, markets and commercial centers were functioning normally by Monday.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The surplus of orange cones all over our roads and highways are not for the Netherlands.
—Mac Engel
june 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
The same company that helped build highways and cities for a century is now helping build the backbone of the next industrial boom.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Growing Doral is home to more than 80,000 residents and over 17,000 businesses, and close to highways and the airport.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highways
Noun
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Such incidents involving multiple cyclists are rare in the Netherlands, where bicycle riding is woven into everyday life and almost all roads have dedicated cycle lanes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The California Highway Patrol also closed sections of the westbound 60 and 10 freeways as the fire spread Monday.—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Los Angeles is famously one of the most car-dependent cities in the world, relying on a spaghetti of interconnecting freeways that spread out across a sprawling area.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Milan’s thoroughfares have consistently offered The Sartorialist the perfect playground.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
2 Dec. 2025
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Chicago's overnight winter parking ban goes into effect on several major city thoroughfares early Monday morning.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The car exited onto Northeast Chouteau Trafficway, traveled on multiple city streets, and then headed south on Interstate 29.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Dec. 2025
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With space tight at premium centers and top commercial streets in prosperous communities, Barr sees retailers opening their eyes to other destinations that were ignored in the past.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hanoi is spending billions of dollars on new transport infrastructure, including new expressways, railways, ports, and airports.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 June 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,
8 June 2026
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The ports, like the main roadways, have become strategic targets for armed gangs, which generate millions of dollars through extortion schemes imposed on truck drivers moving goods in and out of the ports.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Local authorities will continue monitoring roadways and coordinating clearing operations on major routes.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Those routes are visible via a GPS tracker, allowing families to catch up with them at any point.—
Sara Machi,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Simply strolling down newly iconic wide boulevards like the Champs-Élysées was enchanting.—
Jennifer Dasal
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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His real name was Gyula Halász, and the city of Paris—its bâtiments and boulevards—was his specialty.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
12 July 2025
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“Highways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highways. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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