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Recent Examples of motorway
Fuel protesters block the motorway outside Dundalk as protests continue for a third day against the rising cost of fuel due to the Middle East crisis across the country on April 9, 2026.
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli consulate is located.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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, 28 Jan. 2026
The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli consulate is located.
—Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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, 28 Jan. 2026
The motorway was originally built by Southern California Edison to install electrical towers, Green said.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
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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
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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
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The measure has been made more complicated by an amendment to a key federal funding bill for highways and public transit infrastructure.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Jennifer Hoffmann also believes the bus pass was worth it, but would also like to see dedicated bus lanes on the highways leading to Arrowhead.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Kentucky State Police confirmed that Suresh's dog was also struck by a vehicle after escaping onto the interstate and died.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The interstate that rendered Route 66 mostly obsolete after only 60 years.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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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
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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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In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The goal is to transform the highway into a freeway through the city, improving travel time and reducing crashes, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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The roads are gravel, remote, full of potholes, and arriving at the hotel meant making a river crossing at one point in time (a bridge has since been introduced).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Police call for drivers to remain attentive, particularly during the hours of sunrise and sunset, when shifting lighting conditions affect road visibility.—
Lyanne Wang,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 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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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 19 Jun. 2026.
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