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Recent Examples of motorway
My week consists of going to and from dog parks via motorways and B-roads after working hours.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Since 2011, Turkish public-private partnerships have poured around $115 billion into motorways, bridges, ports, and airports to improve Turkey’s segment of that infrastructure.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
The infrastructure is reasonable, but much of the route takes you alongside motorways.
—Craig Martin, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
But driving 200 miles on motorways, backroads, and through towns and cities, saw 2.7mi/kWh at best, and this was during warmer weather.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Since 2011, Turkish public-private partnerships have poured around $115 billion into motorways, bridges, ports, and airports to improve Turkey’s segment of that infrastructure.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
The infrastructure is reasonable, but much of the route takes you alongside motorways.
—Craig Martin, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
But driving 200 miles on motorways, backroads, and through towns and cities, saw 2.7mi/kWh at best, and this was during warmer weather.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorway
Noun
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On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Routh allegedly fled after the agent fired at him, and was later arrested after being stopped on a nearby interstate.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Originally built in 1959, the bridge connects Gardner over I-35 and it’s used as the city’s southern access point to the interstate, Edgerton and nearby warehouses, according to Johnson County Post Reporting.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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The documentary, executive produced by Susan Chun, gives a rare look at how Ecuador became a narco superhighway.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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The carp escaped into the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway to travel north.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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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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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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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2024
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Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.—
Tony Quiroga,
Car and Driver,
12 Aug. 2023
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Europe has an extensive autoroute system allowing cruising speeds of around 80 mph or more for hours on end.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Fast but legal cruising down the autoroute was also unimpressive, slashing range by over 60%.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Motorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorway. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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