superhighway
noun
su·per·high·way
ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā 
ˈsü-pər-ˌhī-
1
: a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed traffic
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Even though the mouse could not taste that the water was sweet, cells in the gut sensed the sugar and sent signals along the vagus nerve — a superhighway connecting body to brain — that taught the animal to want more.
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Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
Our countryside is carved up by superhighways connecting bedroom suburbs with sprawling cities, with too many nowherevilles surrounded by parking lots and strip malls and ringed with sound barrier walls—all built to serve the sacred automobile.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Every empty space is a building site; the plan is to transform the main coastal route from single-lane mayhem to a sleek superhighway.
—Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
The island is a stop on the Atlantic Flyway, a superhighway for migrating birds traversing North America.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
Our countryside is carved up by superhighways connecting bedroom suburbs with sprawling cities, with too many nowherevilles surrounded by parking lots and strip malls and ringed with sound barrier walls—all built to serve the sacred automobile.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
Every empty space is a building site; the plan is to transform the main coastal route from single-lane mayhem to a sleek superhighway.
—Jane Alexander, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
The island is a stop on the Atlantic Flyway, a superhighway for migrating birds traversing North America.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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superhighway
noun
su·per·high·way
ˌsü-pər-ˈhī-ˌwā
1
: a highway designed for high-speed traffic
2
: internet
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