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
Traffic remains a major headache on highways and local streets.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The victim, who hasn't yet been identified, was driving a Honda Civic that veered off the highway for unknown reasons and rolled down the steep hillside, CHP officers said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Any presence of the president in any part of town can cause multiple nearby highway closures for security purposes.
—David J. Neal
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The victim, who hasn't yet been identified, was driving a Honda Civic that veered off the highway for unknown reasons and rolled down the steep hillside, CHP officers said.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Any presence of the president in any part of town can cause multiple nearby highway closures for security purposes.
—David J. Neal
april 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The road at that point includes an exit to the right for the 57 freeway south and under the 210.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The work is part of a larger MnDOT project to resurface I-35W and either repair or replace bridges along the freeway between Cliff Road and the I-35E/I-35W split.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the streets of Washington, word of the alarming development spread through discussions with rideshare drivers and in the overheard comments of tuxedoed attendees who blurted out comments in smartphone conversations while walking away from the original site of the dinner.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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For older students walking to school, encourage them to take a safe route with adult crossing guards, travel in pairs or groups, and to not use cellphones while crossing the street.—
Dr. Phyllis Agran,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Steel, concrete, traffic jams, and expressways occupy the greens where some of Miami’s earliest golfers played.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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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,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some of these thoroughfares are decidedly more visit-worthy than others, and USA Today recently deemed one main street the best in the county.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her house sits on Palmer Road, a busy thoroughfare.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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First signed in 2023 and renewed for another three years with this latest commitment, the agreement solidifies the ports’ commitment to decarbonization and digitization along the trans-Pacific route, one of the world’s busiest container lanes.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The journey began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Doocy explored local attractions, met with artists and highlighted the city’s deep ties to the famed route.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Several roadways in the immediate area were temporarily closed, but no evacuations were ordered, Kane said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The city is shutting the boulevard down to vehicles to promote bicycling, walking and rolling to help the environment and encourage healthy living.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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