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Recent Examples of interstate
But the men’s truck inched along, allegedly driving as slow as 25 miles an hour on the interstate, where the minimum speed is 40, according to the citation of the incident.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Amboy fell on hard times after the faster interstate funneled traffic away from the desert outpost.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Drivers were cautioned about significant delays in the area, especially approaching Slaughter Lane, as vehicles merge onto the service road and try to re-enter the interstate farther north.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
To exit from the interstate to Hickman Road, drivers should exit at Douglas Avenue, head west and take Northwest 128th Street south to Hickman Road.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Amboy fell on hard times after the faster interstate funneled traffic away from the desert outpost.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Drivers were cautioned about significant delays in the area, especially approaching Slaughter Lane, as vehicles merge onto the service road and try to re-enter the interstate farther north.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
To exit from the interstate to Hickman Road, drivers should exit at Douglas Avenue, head west and take Northwest 128th Street south to Hickman Road.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstate
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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State highways and county roads also became impassable, with government agencies issuing multiple no travel advisories amid blizzard warnings.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officers detained 85 participants, ultimately citing the group for riding a bicycle onto a freeway, before releasing them.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Based on the Don Winslow novella, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic.—
Judy Stecker,
STAT,
27 Feb. 2026
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The traffic on the M1 motorway had come to a total standstill.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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He had been found in the snow by the motorway heading to the airport, and after his stomach had been pumped at Sabbatsberg Hospital he was taken to Beckomberga.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.—
C.C. Weiss
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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The state could build a high-speed autobahn for a fraction of the cost to move residents from the southern half of the state to the northern half and vice versa.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
14 Dec. 2025
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The changes at the intersection will mean the addition of two signs that will have flashing lights triggered by people or traffic at the crossing roads.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another concern of residents was the condition of the RM 2871 road, a major thoroughfare in the area near the development that residents believe could get clogged up by construction traffic.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The parkway is a milestone for accessing the development, said Rylan Yowell, managing director at Provident.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses told police the child was running across the parkway heading east when the driver slammed into him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The construction is part of a $93 million rehabilitation project that aims to improve safety, traffic flow and reliability for the more than 167,000 vehicles that use the expressway each day.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Also keep in mind the longer ride times because Waymo currently doesn’t take expressways and sticks to surface roads.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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