as in highways
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 freeways
The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Metro Phoenix drivers will be blessed again with no major closures along freeways this weekend.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
The Hilbert Collection includes oils, watercolors and sketches of scenes found throughout the Golden State – rural and urban scenes, coastal views, farms, ranches, freeways and landscapes.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 12 Dec. 2024
The agency is looking to the federal government to fund the creation of a network of fast lanes that would carry athletes and others involved in the Games, the bulk of which would run along freeways.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Examples include the 1943 Detroit race riot and 1967 uprising, multiple eras of discriminatory policing and the 1992 killing of Malice Green, a failure to address the educational needs of Black students, redlining and the construction of freeways and industrial factories in Black neighborhoods.
—Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Next week is expected to be historically busy at airports and on freeways in Phoenix and across the nation as 80 million people plan to travel for Thanksgiving, AAA predicts.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
For those envisioning life in a 700-square-foot apartment, paying $2,500 per month, and commuting 60 miles on overburdened freeways, this approach is probably to your liking.
—Kelly Seyarto, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Metro Phoenix drivers will be blessed again with no major closures along freeways this weekend.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
The Hilbert Collection includes oils, watercolors and sketches of scenes found throughout the Golden State – rural and urban scenes, coastal views, farms, ranches, freeways and landscapes.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 12 Dec. 2024
The agency is looking to the federal government to fund the creation of a network of fast lanes that would carry athletes and others involved in the Games, the bulk of which would run along freeways.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Examples include the 1943 Detroit race riot and 1967 uprising, multiple eras of discriminatory policing and the 1992 killing of Malice Green, a failure to address the educational needs of Black students, redlining and the construction of freeways and industrial factories in Black neighborhoods.
—Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Next week is expected to be historically busy at airports and on freeways in Phoenix and across the nation as 80 million people plan to travel for Thanksgiving, AAA predicts.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
For those envisioning life in a 700-square-foot apartment, paying $2,500 per month, and commuting 60 miles on overburdened freeways, this approach is probably to your liking.
—Kelly Seyarto, Orange County Register, 18 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeways
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Each winter, ice highways emerge, making remote villages accessible.—
Marc Telio,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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On Monday, crews are continuing to work to clear the roads as temperatures sits near zero with negative wind chills.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
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Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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The dye makes your arteries appear bright and white on the scan pictures so blockages can be easier to see.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
25 Dec. 2024
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However, further testing showed that her arteries were clear.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Freeways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeways. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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