in·ter·state
ˌin-tər-ˈstāt 
: of, connecting, or existing between two or more states especially of the U.S.
interstate commerce
in·ter·state
ˈin-tər-ˌstāt
: any of a system of expressways connecting most major U.S. cities
called also interstate highway
Examples of interstate in a Sentence
Noun
You'll get there quicker if you take the interstate.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Sara Miron Bloom announced Wednesday that 37-year-old Carl D. Montague faces one count of threats against the president and one count of interstate communications of threats.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
On the opposite side of the interstate, the large tractor-trailer could be seen with its left side bent outward.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
As Carter’s criminal history includes a federal conviction in 2013 for conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, crack cocaine, he is not permitted under federal law to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Sara Miron Bloom announced Wednesday that 37-year-old Carl D. Montague faces one count of threats against the president and one count of interstate communications of threats.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
These routes originated at a facility on one side of an Interstate and made deliveries to larger clinics located only a couple of hundred yards away on the other side of an interstate.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
On the opposite side of the interstate, the large tractor-trailer could be seen with its left side bent outward.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstate. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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interstate
1 of 2 adjective
in·ter·state
ˌint-ər-ˈstāt
: of, connecting, or existing between states especially of the U.S.
interstate highways
interstate
2 of 2 noun
in·ter·state
ˈint-ər-ˌstāt
: an interstate highway
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