as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Recent Examples of roadway
The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The fiery crash forced officials to shut down the southbound lanes of the roadway, and drivers were being asked to seek an alternate route.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Although speeds had increased dramatically since the ’30s, the roadway lacked a median.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The ports, like the main roadways, have become strategic targets for armed gangs, which generate millions of dollars through extortion schemes imposed on truck drivers moving goods in and out of the ports.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for roadway
Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The fiery crash forced officials to shut down the southbound lanes of the roadway, and drivers were being asked to seek an alternate route.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Although speeds had increased dramatically since the ’30s, the roadway lacked a median.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The ports, like the main roadways, have become strategic targets for armed gangs, which generate millions of dollars through extortion schemes imposed on truck drivers moving goods in and out of the ports.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for roadway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadway
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Here's what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
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Venezuelan authorities typically activate emergency assessment and response protocols following major seismic events, including inspections of critical infrastructure such as hospitals, bridges, highways and electrical systems.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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From California politics to safety concerns on Sacramento roads, here’s a quick digest of some of the top stories for June 23, 2026.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
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Meanwhile, Downing Street staff are lining the street outside.
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Left led downhill to Garberville and to the endless freeway thereafter.
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The accident prompted extensive freeway closures and a shutdown of westbound lanes, per CHP traffic logs.
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The alert triggered temporary closures along a major highway, the Décarie expressway, as well as a temporary shutdown of significant sections of two subway lines.
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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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.
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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.
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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