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
Congress also approved last month $31 billion for disaster and economic aid to agriculture producers, $8.1 billion for federal highway and bridge repairs and $12 billion for the Community Development Block Grant Recover program.
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
The 2002 completion of a paved highway connecting São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, to the commercial town of Barreirinhas opened access to the park’s periphery.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Areas such as Albany, Schenectady, and Saratoga are among the areas directly impacted by the warnings, with specific highways flagged for potential hazards.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, the ride is smooth and quiet during highway cruising, and the cabin is well isolated from road and wind noise.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
The 2002 completion of a paved highway connecting São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, to the commercial town of Barreirinhas opened access to the park’s periphery.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
Areas such as Albany, Schenectady, and Saratoga are among the areas directly impacted by the warnings, with specific highways flagged for potential hazards.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Otherwise, the ride is smooth and quiet during highway cruising, and the cabin is well isolated from road and wind noise.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highway
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What To Know The advisory warned that road conditions could become hazardous, particularly during peak travel hours on Wednesday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mayor vetoes measure increasing borrowing by $4 million for additional road repairs Johnson vetoed in full a measure that would borrow an additional $4 million to fund improvements to an additional 30 lane miles of roadway.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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At 47 and a native Angeleno, I had never been picked up on the freeway before.—
Stacy Fernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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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,
24 Jan. 2025
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The turnpike had become a major urban expressway, carrying more commuters than truckers or tourists, and the old fare cards were replaced by coin-toss baskets in the urban areas.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The school’s proximity to two major thoroughfares, 47th Street and Pulaski Road, makes walking and biking too dangerous for most other parents in the community, Galvez Searle said.—
Sarah Macaraeg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The 405, the major thoroughfare connecting L.A. with the San Fernando Valley, remains open.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the route to developing practical and commercially viable quantum computers is far from clear, with multiple competing technologies and a host of organisations, large and small, racing to develop their own solutions.—
David Prosser,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Also, please be careful in icy conditions, especially on the roadways.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Over 100 cars have been reported stranded on roadways, keeping crews from responding to emergencies, officials said.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Against a towering backdrop of black smoke with an ominous orange glow, the stately homes and broad boulevards of the Pacific Palisades looked small and exposed on Tuesday.—
Jacey Fortin,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Where is new Sacramento-area restaurant? Tandoori Pizza’s new Elk Grove location will be in the Laguna Gateway shopping plaza adjacent to Highway 99 at the intersection of Laguna and West Stockton boulevards in Elk Grove.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highway. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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