interstate

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Recent Examples of interstate Traffic was redirected to exit 131, with drivers able to get back on the interstate at the Watterson or Preston Highway on ramps, Mitchell said. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025 The bus driver got distracted and lost control, officials said, overcorrecting and rolling over on the interstate, near the town of Pembroke, about 40 miles east of Niagara Falls. Nic Anderson, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025 The bus, which was owned by the company M&Y Tour Inc, was traveling east on the interstate. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025 State plans for $100 million in interstate widening Meanwhile, the Idaho Transportation Department is looking into adding a fifth lane to the interstate between Boise and Nampa. Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interstate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstate
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.
    OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Bates' car swerved off the freeway and came to a rest in a culvert, police said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The documentary, executive produced by Susan Chun, gives a rare look at how Ecuador became a narco superhighway.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The carp escaped into the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway to travel north.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The northern part of the island was at a standstill, schools closed, traffic snailing down the motorway.
    Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
  • Police found Alia's head and the axe in a bag in her car, which Jesse R. was driving when arrested on the A4 motorway, according to the NL Times news site.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Downtown Denver rises above Speer Boulevard, a historic parkway in the city.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Blue Ridge Mountains are one of the country’s most recognizable natural features, and the 469-mile parkway that run along their length, from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Shenandoah National Park, is a Southern icon.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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