Synonyms of highway
Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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In Texas, an 18-wheeler dropped $800,000 in dimes onto a highway in April 2025, sending crews scrambling as coins scattered across the roadway.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
After the highway shootings last week, police sought Sanchez-Munoz in a pair of standoffs — one in Kansas City and another in Independence — but did not find him.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
Double-stack rail is among the most efficient ways to move freight, reducing truck traffic on already congested highways like I-95 and lowering emissions by shifting cargo from road to rail.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
After the highway shootings last week, police sought Sanchez-Munoz in a pair of standoffs — one in Kansas City and another in Independence — but did not find him.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
—ABC News, 22 June 2026
Double-stack rail is among the most efficient ways to move freight, reducing truck traffic on already congested highways like I-95 and lowering emissions by shifting cargo from road to rail.
—Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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