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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In all, our group passed eight freeways, two highways, and one river, twice.
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Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Nearly a week later a driver hit a state trooper's cruiser in Peabody along the same stretch of highway.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport in the city of Butler, the highway patrol said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 June 2026
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Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Nearly a week later a driver hit a state trooper's cruiser in Peabody along the same stretch of highway.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport in the city of Butler, the highway patrol said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 June 2026
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“Highway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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highway
noun
high·way
ˈhī-ˌwā 
: a public road
especially
: a main direct road
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