interstates

plural of interstate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstates
Noun
  • Life-threatening flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whether accelerating onto freeways or overtaking, the Mazda feels far more athletic than most family SUVs.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • For investigators working major accident scenes on public roadways, the ability to more quickly means streets and freeways get reopened quicker.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The occupiers tore down fences, carved new roads on the reserve and posted armed guards during their 41-day occupation, former Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker wrote at the time.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 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
  • The signals are designed to improve traffic flow on congested expressways.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • For drivers, it is recommended to be incredibly cautious and perhaps being in the passenger seat is more fitting for this one, but rolling down main thoroughfares will show different angles of the city.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tensor will not be able to drive every street upon release, but plans to handle a worthwhile subset, such as highways and arterials in non-snowy places.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The future of the downtown block, bound by Second and Third streets and Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Post Office Alley, has long been slated for redevelopment.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the capital Hanoi, most of whom were wearing red shirts and holding Vietnamese flags, in a strong show of nationalism in the Communist-run country.
    Phuong Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Interstates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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