thruway

noun

ˈthrü-ˌwā How to pronounce thruway (audio)
Definition of thruwaynext
as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel we took back roads on the way out, and the thruway on the way back

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Recent Examples of thruway Morgan said the small, community roadways and thruways will remain troublesome for crews as more overnight freezing is expected due to the low, single-digit temperatures. — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026 The train will now operate seven daily round trips, which brings the service back to full strength, with connections available to several thruway bus routes. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025 All lanes on the thruway at Pembroke were closed in the wake of the crash, which occurred eastbound on I-90. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025 On Saturday, parts of the New York thruway had been cleared but remained closed while Pennsylvania worked to clear its interstates in the region. — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for thruway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thruway
  1. highway
  2. freeway
  3. road
  4. expressway
  5. thoroughfare
  6. street
  7. route
  8. turnpike
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Jakarta, Indonesia — A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said Monday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Britney Spears is speaking out after being spotted hanging out of the sunroof of an SUV on a busy Los Angeles freeway.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 July 2026
  • For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • Flooding is likely on roads and in urban areas, and some homes could be inundated, the center warned.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The road climbs through green mountains before suddenly revealing the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Following the shooting, the northbound side of the expressway was closed from 147th Street just past the Tri-State Tollway all the way to 127th Street.
    — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of expressway
Noun
  • Minus the dull thud of the boats gently colliding with the wooden posts they’re tied to, the normally busy thoroughfare is quiet.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
  • Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Standout among those streets is the neighbourhood of Shamibag in Dhaka, which is home to FIFA Goli (alley or lane in Bangla), which has been organised by Al Amin Hossain Robin.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Multiple fans told the Miami Herald that Google Maps and Waze continued routing them toward closed roads/turnpike exits or the apps would fail to even generate a route to Miami Stadium.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • Rubbernecking delays were also an issue on the other side of the turnpike, where a second crash happened nearby.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of turnpike

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