interstate

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Recent Examples of interstate Owner Dawn Welch has run it for decades, surviving a fire, a new interstate that bypassed the town, and everything else the highway has thrown at it. Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026 This stretch of Illinois Route 53 connects warehouses with the interstate. Justin Mayo, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group. USA Today, 6 May 2026 All lanes of the interstate will be shut down Friday night into Monday morning south of I-20, rerouting traffic onto the Downtown Connector and into the city, Georgia Department of Transportation officials announced. Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstate
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • The space is colorful, playful and surprisingly quiet considering the adjacency to the freeway and Broadway.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • For Hitler, the autobahn was a concrete expression of German efficiency and nationalism.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 May 2026
  • Among myriad other possibilities, the Orca could be turned into an intriguing motorhome, quite likely the sleekest, slipperiest Class B+ RV roaming the autobahn.
    C.C. Weiss March 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Following that road—with as much patience as your faith allows—does.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Old bicycles and other items are seen along the parkway nearby.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Investigators are seeking tips from motorists who may have seen something suspicious on the parkway around April 6.
    Mark Price May 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstate. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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