expressway

noun

ik-ˈspres-ˌwā How to pronounce expressway (audio)
Definition of expresswaynext
as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a baffling maze of high-speed expressways encircles the city

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Recent Examples of expressway The Kia peeled off north on Burr Street to Interstate 80, and then without warning, its driver made a right turn onto the I-80 westbound exit ramp and got on the expressway going the wrong way, state police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Tanisha said in the days following, she’s been haunted by the sound of her niece’s body sent flying after being hit by a vehicle on the expressway. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Dramatic video shows a loose tire flying across Interstate 76 before slamming into an SUV on the westbound Schuylkill expressway near the Girard avenue exit in Philadelphia. — Cherise Lynch, NBC news, 31 July 2026 When completed, the roughly 15-mile expressway will link Highway 65 in western Placer County with state highways 70 and 99 in southern Sutter County. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for expressway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressway
  1. highway
  2. freeway
  3. road
  4. thoroughfare
  5. street
  6. route
  7. carriageway
  8. roadway
Noun
  • As for additional traffic on the Parkway West itself, Zang says there won't be significant impact until crews start putting up steel over the highway.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • From the highway, at least three sheriff vehicles were seen parked at the top of a residential driveway.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • There are many exotic animals there, including zebra, camels, and lamas, all visible from the freeway.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Born to Mary Florence Webb, a nurse, and John Sherman Heilmann, a civil engineer, Heilmann split her childhood between the Bay Area and, after her father took a job building freeways, Los Angeles, by way of El Segundo, a seaside village nearby.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of freeway
Noun
  • This is a sophisticated, adaptive, three-chamber air suspension system that continuously adjusts to road topography and driving style.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Parts of the road broke off and some were evacuated from their homes.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Not bad for a story which begins with a waiter crossing a busy Los Angeles thoroughfare, and placing some Japanese-Peruvian fusion fare in a lift.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • According to the county, road improvements are coming for some of the thoroughfares near Boca Lago.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Weeks before the war, Iranians took to the streets to protest rising costs and inflation.
    — Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • The train began blocking the crossing on Tuesday morning, forcing drivers to find alternate routes.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The narrow, 50-mile artificial waterway cuts through the Central American country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and saving time and fuel along the shorter transit route.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.
    — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Definition of carriageway
Noun
  • The city plans to move 600 feet of roadway farther inland next year to improve safety and reduce the effects of future erosion.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The roadway was closed for about six hours after the crash, according to police.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway

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“Expressway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressway. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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