highways

noun

plural of highway
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 The colossal billboards by the side of highways advertising legal representation. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Flash flooding of small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as areas with poor drainage and low-lying areas, was possible. — Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 There are more highways, more cars, more trucks on account of the region’s mining and related activities. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 This weekend's group ride will travel along state highways and local roads only. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 10 July 2026 The private mountain road is the only way in and out of the subdivision, connecting residents to nearby highways and the surrounding communities. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 Toll stations, Juyal notes, are also some of the most dangerous spots on India’s highways, with accidents a near-constant occurrence. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026 Another $13 billion involved damage to infrastructure, including telecommunications, power grids, highways, railways, ports, airports, water systems and oil and gas facilities. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highways
  1. roads
  2. freeways
  3. thoroughfares
  4. streets
  5. expressways
  6. roadways
  7. routes
  8. boulevards
Noun
  • In parts of Uvalde County, muddy floodwaters covered roads and fields and rose nearly as high as houses' rooftops, according to a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Another lithium-ion fire in 2024 forced authorities to close one of the major freeways leading out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a day.
    — Tom Wait, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of freeways
Noun
  • The transition plan outlines the city’s ongoing projects to ensure ADA access to city properties and pedestrian thoroughfares, according to a press release from the city of Geneva.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • At its heart, a fourth-century Christian basilica overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, while two watchtowers guarded its outskirts.
    — Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Ander Etxanobe was injured on the fourth day of the week-long festival, which draws thousands of participants to Pamplona to sprint ahead of charging bulls through the city’s historic, narrow streets.
    — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Crowds are expected to gather along major Midtown cross streets as the sun appears to hang between buildings before slipping below the horizon.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • 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).
    — Phan Khang, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Definition of expressways
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Traffic signals are being upgraded in Poway to improve traffic flow on the roadways, first on Espola Road and later on Poway Road.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • Their main fantasy appeal comes from players with secure minutes, penalties and multiple routes to points.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.
    — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of boulevards

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