as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the turnpike was jammed with people heading south for the long weekend
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Recent Examples of turnpike
The idea of adding an entrance from Old Saybrook near the turnpike Exit 66 has been discussed, but is not in the current plan.
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Marcia Simon, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
This photo shows a Maine State Police trooper's cruiser rear-ended at a traffic stop on the state turnpike in Biddeford on July 20.
—CBS News, 21 July 2024
Her prior infractions were for violating rules on the Pennsylvania turnpike in 2014, driving without proper inspection in 2015, and speeding in 2021.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 July 2024
Authorities shut down the eastbound lanes on the turnpike for several hours while investigating the shooting.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
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Marcia Simon, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
This photo shows a Maine State Police trooper's cruiser rear-ended at a traffic stop on the state turnpike in Biddeford on July 20.
—CBS News, 21 July 2024
Her prior infractions were for violating rules on the Pennsylvania turnpike in 2014, driving without proper inspection in 2015, and speeding in 2021.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 July 2024
Authorities shut down the eastbound lanes on the turnpike for several hours while investigating the shooting.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turnpike
Noun
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Weather Channel is warning of slick roads and possible travel delays. Monday, with a high of just 25 and a low reaching around 10 degrees, is predicted to mark the beginning of a prolonged period of frigid conditions.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 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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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
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Vasquez forgets that Chicago isn’t New York, and neither is our traffic, which is most problematic on the expressways and main arteries, not in a South Loop business district, which was almost devoid of traffic, human or vehicular, during the first part of rush hour on Monday morning.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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This three-phase project began in 2023 and should improve the expressway for the 275,000 drivers who use it daily.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
17 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Many cities are begging residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways.—
Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
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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“Turnpike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turnpike. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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