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Recent Examples of thruway The chilly conditions could cause ice to form on the state's thruways, especially near the Pennsylvania border, where snow will mix with rain. USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024 Several people have been hospitalized after a huge motor pile-up involving at least 25 vehicles on a major thruway in Maryland Saturday morning. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2024 Interstate 10 and Highway 11 near New Orleans were closed in the morning on Tuesday and Wednesday due to poor visibility on the major thruways, causing dangerous driving conditions. Max Golembo, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023 Russian officials had earlier shut down the Kerch Bridge, citing fears of an attack on the key thruway, but traffic has since resumed over the bridge, Russian state-run news agencyTass reported. Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for thruway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thruway
Noun
  • Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • That should be enough for spirited riding through town and out on the freeway, given the T/TT's respective 443 lb (201 kg) and 447 lb (203 kg) weight figures.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2025
  • But, before Disneyland opened, Southern California’s biggest freeways didn’t yet reach deep into Orange County.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 15 July 2025
  • Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring — a wide expressway and railroad track dividing the course essentially in half.
    Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
  • Back in Boone, the 1850 Hotel is a 20-suite hotel smack in the heart of town on King Street, Boone’s main thoroughfare.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.
    Rachel Pearson, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July 4 floods, and Stone had to pull his older neighbors from their home before water overtook it.
    Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • When did scam turnpike texts in Ohio start? Ohio Turnpike toll payment scam texts started to appear more frequently on cell phones in April 2024.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • It’s all set against a classic American backdrop of diner counters and truck stops, East Coast turnpike exits and snow-tipped Montana mountains.
    Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025

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“Thruway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thruway. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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