parkway

noun

Definition of parkwaynext
as in interstate

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Recent Examples of parkway In 2025, the parkway had 16,533,753 visitors, the National Park Service says. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 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 Some of the parkway’s most spectacular stretches can be found here in the Tar Heel State, especially just south of Asheville. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 In October 2025, the Sacramento City Council approved a plan to close the longest gap in the parkway. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 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 interstate makes the mountain community easy to get to from Denver and Denver International Airport, which are around three hours away by car.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Night owls and early birds can expect another round of lane closures on Interstate 70 near Floyd Hill this week as crews work on building a bridge over the interstate, Colorado Department of Transportation officials said.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • For people recovering from a heart attack or for anyone who has recently had a coronary stent placement, bypass surgery, or heart valve surgery, guidelines recommend a supervised exercise program called cardiac rehabilitation.
    — Sadiya S. Khan, Time, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Developers use fishways and other artificial structures to help migrating species bypass dams, balancing ecological protection with clean energy and flood control.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bypass
Noun
  • 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
  • And that car then made a corner and slammed into a concrete jersey barrier on the beltway.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 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
  • As for additional traffic on the Parkway West itself, Zang says there won't be significant impact until crews start putting up steel over the highway.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • From the highway, at least three sheriff vehicles were seen parked at the top of a residential driveway.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • This is for a variety of reasons, but relatively low speeds, gentle acceleration, extensive regenerative braking, and little resemblance to sustained motorway driving are key among them.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Views are also good at what has become something of a local landmark, particularly to drivers on the nearby M61 motorway who can’t fail to notice the sweeping roof and angled floodlight poles when lit up at night.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 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
  • And yes, there’s a mature Jacaranda tree that grows on the boulevard just outside the eatery.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is circulating photos of 27 people seen earlier this month at the auto supply business at Atlantic and Olympic boulevards.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boulevard

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