superhighway

noun

Definition of superhighwaynext
as in highway

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Recent Examples of superhighway First is an eight-lane superhighway, designed exclusively for massive traffic. — Judy Stecker, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026 Whether from land or sea, visitors can witness what is essentially a whale-migration superhighway. — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026 But it was actually set in motion a year ago, when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator – the power grid operator for the central United States – approved a suite of projects to build a transmission superhighway across the upper Midwest. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025 The vision of the new company is to use the superhighway to bring different rules or different data sources to help the user in their document creation or communication. — Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superhighway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superhighway
  1. highway
  2. interstate
  3. motorway
  4. autobahn
  5. causeway
  6. road
  7. parkway
  8. thoroughfare
Noun
  • Large cracks appeared on major roads, including an elevated highway, and a goods train derailed, according to NHK, while rail ‌services were halted and flights grounded.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • While the advanced driving settings on the highway felt unpredictable and inconsistent, the interior tech on the massive 56-inch Hyperscreen touchscreen was reliably, well, visible.
    — Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The Georgia Department of Transportation has planned back-to-back closures this weekend and next on different sections of the busy Atlanta interstate, requiring detours and causing significant delays.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Coming up next, the bridges will be finished with the end goal of putting all of the entering and exiting traffic of I-79 through a single intersection on the west side of the interstate, and eliminating the existing intersection on the east side.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of interstate
Noun
  • Reuters — An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former Atlantia CEO Giovanni ‌Castellucci to 12 years in prison over the deadly 2018 collapse of a motorway bridge in the northwestern port city of Genoa.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The house is at the Windsor Road-edge of the historic Bray Studios, tucked between the River Thames and a section of the A308 motorway, in the hamlet of Water Oakley.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 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
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  • Construction vehicles could be seen working on the causeway in images taken by Vantor, a satellite imaging company.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • In 1976, Miami Marine Stadium’s bicentennial fireworks show drew a causeway-jamming capacity crowd of 15,000 while a downtown Miami parade attracted about 5,000 people.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of causeway
Noun
  • What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • 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
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • Much of the action centers on Warren Street, a lively main thoroughfare lined with independent boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops, bookstores, cafés, and farm-to-table eateries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Down below, the famous thoroughfare in Midtown Manhattan is packed full of commuters and tourists.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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