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Recent Examples of interstate
He was arrested a short time later driving on a nearby interstate.
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CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Should Florida let drivers have higher speed limits on interstates?
Hold out?
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Large contaminated CT industrial site visible from interstate wins $5.4M boost for redevelopment
Could UConn women’s basketball repeat as NCAA champion?
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The agency has been studying the interstate for decades, but the replacement process started more than three years ago, with an environmental study on the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Should Florida let drivers have higher speed limits on interstates?
Hold out?
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Most Popular Large contaminated CT industrial site visible from interstate wins $5.4M boost for redevelopment
Could UConn women’s basketball repeat as NCAA champion?
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The agency has been studying the interstate for decades, but the replacement process started more than three years ago, with an environmental study on the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstate
Noun
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Israeli police said officers and emergency workers are still clearing the closed highway, with bulldozers brought in to remove debris.—
Dragana Jovanovic,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said on social media that the highway had reopened.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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When overtaking a freight train of 2 or 3 Class 8 big rigs hauling loads of green tomatoes through our California Central Valley, or getting around a similar raft of gravel trucks on the 210 freeway in Los Angeles.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Investigators determined the driver of the 18-wheeler fell asleep behind the wheel and veered off the freeway.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This behavioral hijacking turns what should be a reproductive dead end into a superhighway for infection.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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From the quiet fields of rural India to the deserts of northern Mexico runs an international migration superhighway, funneling tens of thousands of Indians to the U.S. border each year.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The roads are superb, especially the multi-lane A1 motorway between Vilnius and Kaunas.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The power delivery is incredible, and this is particularly surprising when accelerating from around 50mph on a motorway.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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During my test driving, which comprised about 45 miles, in a variety of modes and at a variety of speeds including close to 100mph on a German autobahn, the car achieved close to 3 miles per kWh.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Armed with a clear shot of the getaway car’s license plate, authorities found the Ford Escape two days later, set ablaze on the side of a road in Palmdale.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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When officers attempted to pull the car over, Wright, who was accompanied by a passenger, exited the parkway at a high rate of speed, then got back on again and sped off, Chell said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Image Images posted on social media showed a thick haze of smoke shrouding the parkway near the Waretown exit and flames rising just beyond a guardrail on one side of the highway.—
Ed Shanahan,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a popular TikTok video posted April 21, Becky Levin Navarro is seen walking on a sidewalk near Austin’s MoPac expressway after a Waymo ride gone wrong.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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