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
The tragedy of homelessness can never be long out of mind here in California, where tents line sidewalks and freeway underpasses and lost street-corner souls rant at God knows what.
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James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Both pickups then went down a hill and stopped south of the freeway in the grass, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The plot of land in the project is near a library, the freeway and a recreation center.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The judge added that Brewer was shot while on a freeway in 2018, and the bullet is still lodged in his chest.
Brewer declined to speak on his behalf in court.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Both pickups then went down a hill and stopped south of the freeway in the grass, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2025
The plot of land in the project is near a library, the freeway and a recreation center.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
The judge added that Brewer was shot while on a freeway in 2018, and the bullet is still lodged in his chest.
Brewer declined to speak on his behalf in court.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeway
Noun
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Noun
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On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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,
14 July 2025
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From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring — a wide expressway and railroad track dividing the course essentially in half.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Outreach workers have already started visiting people in an undisclosed street camp to direct them to housing, a process expected to take four to six weeks for each site, Haring-Cozzi said.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Tristen Paige Smith, of Cincinnati, was killed in a July 21 shooting on Autumn Drive, a residential street in the city of over 9,000 residents, officials confirmed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Police said Lanahan’s car then re-entered the roadway out of control and struck a 2021 Honda CR-V EX that was traveling eastbound on Route 82 head-on.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The boulevard, which connected Rosedale to Kansas City, was fast becoming a prime route for Sunday drives in the new age of automobiles. .—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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On the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, Mayor John Lindsay took the bold step of closing New York’s grand boulevard — Fifth Ave.—
Sam Schwartz,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeway. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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