Thesaurus results for INTERSTATE

interstate

noun

Definition of interstate

as in highway

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Recent Examples of interstate Caltrans and fire personnel will evaluate conditions to determine when the westbound interstate can safely reopen, Cal Fire officials said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The interstate’s eastbound lanes were blocked to traffic for about three hours as first responders assisted those involved. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2026 Off to the side, an idle editor (Matt Braunger) takes in the eye-level view of vehicles skittering down the interstate just outside. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The interstate has since reopened to two lanes of traffic in each direction, but construction on the bridges continues, with the work expected to wrap up in March 2027. — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstate

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Noun

It’s been used to raise funds for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a Minnesota woman caught using a racist slur on camera and to support Canadian truckers who blocked highways in protest of Covid restrictions.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
This section of the two-lane road has been carved directly into the red-quartzite cliffs of the Uncompahgre Gorge, and almost none of it has a shoulder; in some places, the highway is only twenty-three feet wide.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.

— Alaina Harkness, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of superhighway

Noun

And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of motorway

Noun

The new Stars arena will be located off the Dallas autobahn, more commonly called the Dallas North Tollway, which over the last decade has become one of the busiest main roads in DFW.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Southbound on the autobahn, just shy of the halfway point to Munich, a 45‑minute detour east leads to Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei, brewing since 1050.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Definition of autobahn

Noun

The parkway passes through Alleghany County near the Virginia state line.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
Crews will return to Lisle in the spring and fall to determine which parkway trees need to be replaced, and will do so for residents who lost trees in the storms, Elias said.

— Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of parkway

Noun

Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The driver is also alleged to have made a U-turn from a through lane after exiting the expressway, according to the affidavit.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressway

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