information superhighway
noun
: a telecommunications infrastructure or system (as of television, telephony, or computer networks) used for widespread and usually rapid access to information
Examples of information superhighway in a Sentence
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While civilians surf the world wide web like an information superhighway, one prominent lawyer compared inmates’ internet access to a one-lane dirt road.
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Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Five centuries ago, maritime networks created the world's first global information superhighway, transforming how value was created, managed, and measured.
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Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
These information superhighways are a major engine for the modern economy and are indispensable for things such as almost instantaneous financial transactions and real-time diplomatic and military communications.
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John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
The obscure nonprofit was founded two decades earlier to hook up Morrow County schools and hospitals to the information superhighway.
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Mike Rogoway,
oregonlive,
2 Sep. 2022
The point is that Cassill is part of a generation of younger people who live much of their lives on the information superhighway, aka the Internet.
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Greg Engle,
Forbes,
19 June 2021
The information superhighway, as it was once called, has led to a digital Tower of Babel.
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Brian Lowry,
CNN,
14 Dec. 2020
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Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Five centuries ago, maritime networks created the world's first global information superhighway, transforming how value was created, managed, and measured.
—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
These information superhighways are a major engine for the modern economy and are indispensable for things such as almost instantaneous financial transactions and real-time diplomatic and military communications.
—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
The obscure nonprofit was founded two decades earlier to hook up Morrow County schools and hospitals to the information superhighway.
—
Mike Rogoway,
oregonlive,
2 Sep. 2022
The point is that Cassill is part of a generation of younger people who live much of their lives on the information superhighway, aka the Internet.
—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
19 June 2021
The information superhighway, as it was once called, has led to a digital Tower of Babel.
—
Brian Lowry,
CNN,
14 Dec. 2020
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“Information superhighway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information%20superhighway. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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