as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Recent Examples of highway
Wehmeyer was being held on a $100,000.00 cash bond pending Thursday’s court appearance, the highway patrol’s statement said.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Mystery continues to swirl about how these young people ended up dismembered in a car on the side of a highway in Mexico.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Mystery continues to swirl about how these young people ended up dismembered in a car on the side of a highway in Mexico.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
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Looking ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential race, a prominent candidate with national ambitions would face a very tricky road running for new positions in back-to-back election cycles.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, transportation officials use avalanche forecasts to assess road safety, including a highway where a slide recently pushed a vehicle off the road.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bikes that belong in this nascent category are mainly focused on urban riding, and some (but not all) can also achieve freeway speeds for short bursts.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Authorities were trying to serve the warrant in connection with a freeway shooting two months earlier on a Sacramento County freeway, according to court documents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is almost always wearing berets and striped shirts, while extras roam the streets in mime makeup.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 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,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, stablecoins’ near-instant settlement wipes out multi-day banking delays, transforming outdated payment rails into a financial expressway.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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As armored tanks drove down the main thoroughfare, scared and teary-eyed residents acknowledged being at a total loss.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another ordinance gives squirrels the right of way on all public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares in Olney, and implements a $750 fine for harassing one.—
Michelle Mastro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Trump has stated that his interest in purchasing—or even taking over—the Danish territory was driven by the frequent passage of Russian and Chinese merchant vessels and warships through Arctic routes close to Greenland.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Among the five top options is a yellow route that would largely circumvent the Del Mar Fairgrounds and city of Del Mar.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Only emergency vehicles may navigate the roadway, the California Department of Transportation said.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Excepting a limited few number of supercars, there’s very little that can hope to keep up with this vehicle in a boulevard sprint.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Minneapolis may soon require gardeners to get a permit for their planter boxes in the boulevard strip between the sidewalk and street.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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