as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Recent Examples of roadway
And, Mayor Bruce Ehlers said there didn’t appear to be established state case law regarding this particular situation, and added that keeping the roadway improvement requirement in place was worth being sued over.
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Motorists traveling on area roadways should use extra caution.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
In East Hartford, the town must clear 151 miles of roadway in a snowstorm mapped out in 20 plow routes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Think of it as a two-lane roadway designed for thousands of smaller cars, each carrying a few precious passengers — children with specific genetic mutations.
—Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Motorists traveling on area roadways should use extra caution.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
In East Hartford, the town must clear 151 miles of roadway in a snowstorm mapped out in 20 plow routes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Think of it as a two-lane roadway designed for thousands of smaller cars, each carrying a few precious passengers — children with specific genetic mutations.
—Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadway
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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,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then last year came the discovery of Rancho Izaguirre, just 45 minutes down the highway, where bone fragments, clothing and other evidence indicated the cartel had been disposing of bodies.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bojorquez wants to protect tax dollars, improve the maintenance of roads and bridges and fight for fair elections.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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The driver lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road and struck a tree, the statement said.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Touhy Avenue is a major east-west Chicago thoroughfare running from Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood to Elk Grove Village — and linking Lincolnwood, Skokie, Niles, Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood, Park Ridge, and Des Plaines.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Cinespace Studios Los Angeles is located in a bustling retail district on one of the Valley’s major thoroughfares, Victory Boulevard.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The agency said a trooper was investigating a crash and had the patrol car parked on the right shoulder of the freeway with its emergency lights on when it was rear-ended by the Jeep.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, many Black neighborhoods were gravely impacted by redlining, divestment and freeway construction, severing economic stability and reducing access to green spaces and fresh food.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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According to unconfirmed police dispatch reports, after the person was injured, officers followed what appeared to be a white taxi along the expressway in neighboring Niles.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Accessibility The InterContinental has accessible routes, wheelchair-accessible rooms (with options for roll-in showers), and visual alarms, in addition to accessible parking, a pool hoist, braille signage, and accessible meeting rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Still, a bigger headache for Beijing appears to be extensive conflict in the region and major disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz – a critical shipping route for crude from countries including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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