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Recent Examples of motorway
The northern part of the island was at a standstill, schools closed, traffic snailing down the motorway.
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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
Regular guy Arthur Dent, while trying to prevent his house from getting demolished in favor of a new motorway, gets launched into space when aliens similarly blow up the planet in favor of progress.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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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
Regular guy Arthur Dent, while trying to prevent his house from getting demolished in favor of a new motorway, gets launched into space when aliens similarly blow up the planet in favor of progress.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Officials from the Canton of Solothurn said the walker noticed the brick fragments and stones near the motorway bridge along the A1 motorway in Luterbach, according to a May 20 Facebook post.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
Noun
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The final drive day sees guests back on the autobahn and up into the incredible views afforded along German Alpine Road.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Future of eVTOLs In the longer term, Goldstein sees a future where eVTOLs are ubiquitous in the skies above American cities, flying in designated, but invisible, sky highways to ensure safety.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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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,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There, passers-by may have noticed Lindsey Vonn, wearing a silver fringe dress, sticking a sign in the mud off the interstate.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Nissan traveled on northbound I-49 at speeds over 120 mph, according to the probable cause statement, before exiting the interstate, when a box containing a silver pistol was thrown from the vehicle.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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By acting like a superhighway for ion signals, graphene ensures that these signals reach the electronic system efficiently, allowing lithium levels to be measured quickly and reliably, and marking a significant step forward in sensor performance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Don't let your investment in a state-of-the-art superhighway be compromised by an inability to see the traffic.—
Serge Lucio,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Which freeway exits and connectors will be blocked to traffic?—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The crash happened on the eastbound side of the freeway near Exit 56 in Ontario, according to FOX 11.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the filmmakers working in the region over the past two years, it’s been a long, arduous road to reach audiences, as the war impacted their physical productions and made potential distributors wary of facing political backlash for releasing their films.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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