Synonyms of highway
Examples of highway in a Sentence
I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads.
the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
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Hamilton said the department often gets calls related to traffic enforcement in neighborhoods in Willow Park, but often cannot regularly patrol neighborhoods because staff is pulled away to deal with highway patrol.
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Route 66, the iconic highway stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica,was established in 1926.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Williams was interested to see the westside be reconnected again, after the highway splintered the uptown neighborhoods.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Route 66, the iconic highway stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica,was established in 1926.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Williams was interested to see the westside be reconnected again, after the highway splintered the uptown neighborhoods.
—Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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