as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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Recent Examples of freeway
Metro Detroit also saw snow Friday with whiteout conditions leading to some freeway closures.
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, millions will be traveling by car, clogging freeways and increasing the threat of traffic collisions.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
The first involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the freeway near Recker Road in Mesa.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Police confirmed that no officers or motorists on the freeway were injured during the incident.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, millions will be traveling by car, clogging freeways and increasing the threat of traffic collisions.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
The first involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the freeway near Recker Road in Mesa.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
Police confirmed that no officers or motorists on the freeway were injured during the incident.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeway
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Williamson County was among other local highway departments already surveying roads for potholes as snow and ice melts.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation's highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The cases are in a rural part of Kwango province in southwestern Congo, which has limited access to laboratory testing and is difficult to reach by road, according to the WHO.Aria Bendix, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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When finished, the $150 million project will rehabilitate 36 bridge structures and replace overhead signs, patch pavement and give the expressway a paint job.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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On the expressway there's also more wind and road noise than the Buick Enclave or the Acura MDX.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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While the council made a few changes to the budget — like increasing funding for street paving and reinstating funding for the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District that Greenberg proposed to cut, the legislation passed handily.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Northern Man became famous last year for organizing a mass street protest opposing the construction of a large mosque near Moscow.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The iconic, story-high Julius fountain in the main thoroughfare is drained, with no sign of construction.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 carrying 67 individuals from Baku to Grozny diverted its route due to adverse weather and attempted to land at Aktau airport in Kazakhstan.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Oakland restaurant, which closed in March, was located near Hegenberger Road, a main route to and from Oakland International Airport.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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One vehicle was thrust toward the other side of the roadway by the sheer force, but thankfully no one was injured.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Troopers believe the crash started with a rear-end collision, which caused the at-fault vehicle to run off the roadway.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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The main boulevards there and in Temple City are lined with strip malls featuring Asian supermarkets and Chinese regional cuisines.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In October, Cleveland received a $60 million grant from Buttigieg's DOT for the first phase of that project, transforming the Shoreway into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.Sam Allard, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeway. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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