Definition of roadwaynext

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Recent Examples of roadway Reports indicate the celebrities and politicians were detained by the NYPD for blocking traffic and roadways along First Avenue near 39th Street, just a few blocks south of the UN headquarters. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 For about two hours, the departure-level roadway and the terminal area from doors 12 to 17 were closed, the airport said. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Contractor McGuire and Hester began construction about 18 months ago, but the project began in spring 2021, when the county started developing a master plan for the roadway from Ethan Way to Watt Avenue. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Law enforcement will maintain a presence throughout opening week to direct traffic and ease congestion on surrounding roadways, Bolorin said. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadway
Noun
  • It’s been used to raise funds for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a Minnesota woman caught using a racist slur on camera and to support Canadian truckers who blocked highways in protest of Covid restrictions.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This section of the two-lane road has been carved directly into the red-quartzite cliffs of the Uncompahgre Gorge, and almost none of it has a shoulder; in some places, the highway is only twenty-three feet wide.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And neither Atlanta Public Schools nor Atlanta fire had answers for why buses and a firetruck were not told the road was blocked.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And the road toward whatever the final destination is starts now.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Watch Peter Rosenberg criticize Ye’s actions at the street renaming for the rapper’s mother below.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In Doral, businesses reported a 70% drop in sales due to empty streets because of immigration raids.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Vehicles drive on the 405 freeway (overpass) past a US flag displayed outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Suburbs stretch their undulating freeways into the grid, sucking out nutrients (and cutting through neighborhoods).
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The driver is also alleged to have made a U-turn from a through lane after exiting the expressway, according to the affidavit.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.
    — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Noun
  • Just be aware that the ship covers a lot of ground on some of these routes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Kohs and their friends believe schooling is a route to class ascension.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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