expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā 
: a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlled
Examples of expressway in a Sentence
a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Marty Quinn, whose 13th Ward is covered by CPD’s Chicago Lawn District, said several arterial streets are akin to expressways, and the area’s police officers are regularly swamped with other calls for service and unable to discourage aggressive and reckless drivers.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The northbound lanes of the expressway near the scene of the crash remained closed late Wednesday morning.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Marty Quinn, whose 13th Ward is covered by CPD’s Chicago Lawn District, said several arterial streets are akin to expressways, and the area’s police officers are regularly swamped with other calls for service and unable to discourage aggressive and reckless drivers.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The northbound lanes of the expressway near the scene of the crash remained closed late Wednesday morning.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressway. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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expressway
noun
ex·press·way
ik-ˈspres-ˌwā
: a divided superhighway that may be entered and left only at special places
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