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Recent Examples of autobahn
On the autobahn, Sport+ lowers the ride height and takes some camber off the wheels for better straight-line performance.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making a six-mile trip in under 10 minutes on average.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making a six-mile trip in under 10 minutes on average.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
With extreme heat currently gripping vast swathes of the United States and Europe, subjecting tens of millions of people to dangerous temperatures far above what is usual for this time of year, even Germany’s famed autobahn is buckling under the strain, requiring emergency repairs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autobahn
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The explosion Saturday killed at least 15 women on the busy motorway, according to the governor of Cauca, Octavio Guzmán, leaving behind the twisted metal debris of multiple vehicles by a 650-foot crater in the road.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Drivers on Ireland’s busiest motorway still face delays even after a wave of fuel protest blockades deescalated over the weekend.—
Olivia Fletcher,
Bloomberg,
13 Apr. 2026
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Another chapter of the interleague rivalry along the interstate that spans Missouri was crafted in The Lou on Friday night.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Simpson says part of the Lincoln Highway's charm is that even today, there is still something for everyone willing to leave the interstate behind and take the scenic route.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Williams happened to be passing by as the young dancer was pushing her car down the highway with a friend, and Williams along with his manager stopped to help and was quickly charmed.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The backstory South America’s largest city sprawls as far as the eye can see with towers and highways, which explains how this part of town (not the most central) has become a hub for meetings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Our strategic position between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi watershed set our course as a commerce superhighway, with the Chicago Portage connecting two vast trading routes between the Atlantic and the Gulf.—
Alaina Harkness,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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In many ways, the Internet is the greatest disseminator of misinformation ever invented, crossed with a superhighway of shopping.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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That stands in contrast to I-580, farther north, where a ban on large trucks has been in place since before the freeway was even built.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The space is colorful, playful and surprisingly quiet considering the adjacency to the freeway and Broadway.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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It was named Lucca incidentally because Auto Union star driver Hans Stuck set its record-breaking speed on a stretch of straight autostrada near the Italian town in 1935.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2024
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Following that road—with as much patience as your faith allows—does.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The backstory There's not a single traffic light on the island, only one school for kindergarten through 12th grade, and 30 miles of paved roads—many lined with towering Cook Pine trees (resembling tall Christmas trees).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).—
Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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These expressways would rapidly move large volumes of vehicles in and out of the central business district without using local roads.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 May 2026
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“Autobahn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobahn. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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