parkway

noun

Definition of parkwaynext
as in interstate

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Recent Examples of parkway Crews will return to Lisle in the spring and fall to determine which parkway trees need to be replaced, and will do so for residents who lost trees in the storms, Elias said. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The parkway is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2026, triumphantly welcoming guests back to many sections of the scenic and historic drive following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 July 2026 As Mike was driving home, his father called to say a car accident shut down the parkway. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 The parkway was evacuated Saturday evening while droves of people were still in line to enter due to approaching thunderstorms. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parkway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parkway
  1. interstate
  2. bypass
  3. beltway
  4. superhighway
  5. highway
  6. motorway
  7. autobahn
  8. boulevard
Noun
  • The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office says the closure was due to an erratic driver, and the interstate was closed at mile marker 243, east of the Veterans Memorial Tunnel by Idaho Springs.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The rider hit the acceleration, which threw the woman off the motorcycle, landing in the center lane of the interstate in the direct path of 2023 semi driven by a 40-year-old Orlando man.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • Attackers first exploited an admin authentication bypass to gain access, then used a separate SQL injection flaw to steal credentials and finally leveraged two additional issues to achieve remote code execution and plant a persistent web shell.
    — Rohit Dhamankar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The canals and the first phase of Panther Island development can proceed independently of the bypass channel, according to that TRWD document.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bypass
Noun
  • Ryle recommends taking the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana beltway to avoid delays.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Over 85% of federal employees live outside of the Washington, DC, beltway, with states like Florida, Texas and California hubs for more than 100,000 workers each, government data shows.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of beltway
Noun
  • 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
  • Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of superhighway
Noun
  • Bundy was stopped by the highway patrol in Salt Lake City town in 1975 — leading to that 1976 conviction — and his vehicle was seized.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of motorway
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of autobahn
Noun
  • Back in the centre, wander from the Plaça de Catalunya down the famous La Rambla boulevard, under construction at the moment, towards the Gothic Quarter.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Houses were rebuilt over the remains of earlier houses, incorporating old walls and materials into new construction; basilicas became churches and churches became mosques; obsolete city walls and fortifications became boulevards and promenades.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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