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Recent Examples of motorway
The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The driver who was behind the wheel of the car that crashed on a Nigerian motorway, injuring British boxer Anthony Joshua and killing two others, has been charged.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Redouane, a 20-year police veteran who spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network, also features in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Redouane, a police officer for 20 years, spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The driver who was behind the wheel of the car that crashed on a Nigerian motorway, injuring British boxer Anthony Joshua and killing two others, has been charged.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Redouane, a 20-year police veteran who spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network, also features in the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Redouane, a police officer for 20 years, spends his nights chasing smugglers on Belgium’s busy motorway network.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
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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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These offsets have allowed Congress to pass larger highway bills even though the HTF has covered a smaller part of the Surface Transportation Program annually.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the fire has damaged at least 54 structures and continues to burn through multiple areas, including communities near the Satilla River and several state highways.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The pilot descended in a shallow left turn and moved with the flow of traffic while traveling in the lanes of the interstate.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Midwest has no shortage of wide-open highways, but what makes a plains-state drive memorable are the gloriously strange things waiting just off the interstate.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 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 road at that point includes an exit to the right for the 57 freeway south and under the 210.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2024
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Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.—
Tony Quiroga,
Car and Driver,
12 Aug. 2023
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Worthington spent his first years in France on a meagre wage, grateful that the club paid his expenses for trundling up and down the autoroute in his Fiat Punto: a 14-hour round trip to Lyon, a 16-hour there and back to Marseille.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The bridge carries the A75 autoroute across the Tarn valley, stretching 2,460 meters.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorway. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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