as in highways
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the turnpike was jammed with people heading south for the long weekend
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Recent Examples of turnpikes
Most of the construction happening right now is occurring on the highways, turnpikes, and interstates that get most residents through their daily commute.
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Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnpikes
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Most automakers limit self-driving features in personal vehicles to highways, where traffic patterns are more predictable.—
Nora Eckert,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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The spot is a few blocks west of the busy intersection of Nordahl and West Mission roads near state Route 78.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bell said his crews cover about 75 miles of roads and alleyways.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Crews will treat major and minor thoroughfares first, which are the roads with the most lanes and carry the highest volume of traffic.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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The water flows along the Santa Ana River where the district has a series of lakes at the 91 and 55 freeways that are perculation basins.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Earlier Saturday in Minneapolis, a federal immigration officer shot and killed a man, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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More than one thousand city workers are preparing to work around the clock to clear city streets once the snow starts to fall.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Getting familiar with Chicago's expressways — which are referred to by name instead of number — can be confusing.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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City officials are urging people who do not need to park on city streets to move their cars, and to move them off of snow emergency routes.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Report quarterly ridership data specific to Farmers Branch, including trends at stations and on routes.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The school district and Corinth parents have talked with both cities to make improvements on 83rd Street, Mission Road and Lee Boulevard — the main roadways students use to bike to Corinth.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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Residents are asked to remove all vehicles from the roadways so city trucks can plow the streets.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Turnpikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnpikes. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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