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
The chilly conditions could cause ice to form on the state's thruways, especially near the Pennsylvania border, where snow will mix with rain.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thruway
Noun
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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This weekend in metro Phoenix, drivers should plan for two ramp closures and one street closure associated with Valley freeway improvement projects, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are expecting heavy traffic along the detour route due to the freeway closure.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Digital twins also allow the assistant to integrate real-time data from GPS, traffic updates, weather reports, and road sensors.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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The proposal would not only include metered parking along Bardstown and Baxter, but also several side streets off the thoroughfare.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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In New York City, heavy rains halted traffic along a major east-west thoroughfare in Queens, east of Manhattan.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Carlsbad is considering lowering speed limits to improve safety on local streets, a change already underway in nearby Encinitas and in San Diego.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Troopers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers rolled out to rescue the gator, moving it to a canal that runs parallel to the turnpike.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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Cranbury, New Jersey — Just steps off a busy road, tucked at the end of a gravel driveway within eyeshot of the New Jersey turnpike, a small herd of cows and goats grazes freely in a grassy, open field.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Thruway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thruway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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