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
Officers found a Chevrolet Malibu had crashed into a metal guardrail separating the main lanes of the highway from the exit lanes, police said.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
In the trailer, Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust borrow a taxi and hit the highway, encountering cute girls and rock music on their journey to Los Angeles.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Life-threatening flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Callahan was given citations for following too closely, failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a horse on the highway, and unreasonable speed, according to authorities.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
In the trailer, Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust borrow a taxi and hit the highway, encountering cute girls and rock music on their journey to Los Angeles.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Life-threatening flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Callahan was given citations for following too closely, failure to exercise due care to avoid a collision with a horse on the highway, and unreasonable speed, according to authorities.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
Noun
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Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.—
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Bates' car swerved off the freeway and came to a rest in a culvert, police said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Trump maintains the ability to have National Guard troops and federal agencies continue to patrol city streets beyond his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cause of crash is being investigated Videos of the accident show the carriage toppled to its side and crashed into a building on the steep and narrow street, with parts of the streetcar crumpled.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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,
2 Sep. 2025
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Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On fourth-and-12, Weaver bought time in the pocket before finding Gabriel Bess uncovered on a wheel route out of the backfield for a 28-yard touchdown to put Heritage up 23-14 at halftime.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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From 2021 to 2022, Austin Ekeler ran a position-high 734 routes, saw 196 targets and caught 157 passes for 1,209 receiving yards.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Glória Funicular route is short but steep, beginning at the Praça dos Restauradores station in Baixa, right beside Avenida da Liberdade, one of Lisbon's grand boulevards.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vienna, Austria Balancing imperial legacy with modern rhythm, Vienna’s core is shaped by the Ringstrasse—a grand circular boulevard—where trams loop past the Hofburg Palace, the State Opera, and parliament’s Greek Revival columns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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