interstate

noun

Definition of interstatenext
as in highway

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Recent Examples of interstate Ceniceros grew up in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood between an intermodal facility and the interstate. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Steering is precise and feels naturally weighted from parking lot speeds to cruising on the interstate. — ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026 Drivers will not be able go under the interstate as workers construct bridges. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 July 2026 Welfy Espinal, 25, and Lenyn Toribio, 27, were charged in a federal indictment unsealed in June with interstate stalking resulting in death for the shocking slay of 24-year-old Jeremy Ortega in April 2025. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstate
  1. highway
  2. freeway
  3. superhighway
  4. motorway
  5. autobahn
  6. road
  7. parkway
  8. expressway
Noun
  • Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The famed highway—which turns 100 this year—passes through bustling cities, natural landmarks, and quirky roadside attractions, so there’s plenty of things to see (and do) along the way.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • On Los Angeles freeways that muscle comes in handy all day long.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The California Highway Patrol has issued a Sig Alert for all lanes of the freeway at Main Street.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of freeway
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
  • Mycorrhizal fungi direct traffic through nutrient superhighways and restructure the soil to support life across entire ecosystems.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of superhighway
Noun
  • Reuters — An Italian court on Thursday sentenced former Atlantia CEO Giovanni ‌Castellucci to 12 years in prison over the deadly 2018 collapse of a motorway bridge in the northwestern port city of Genoa.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The house is at the Windsor Road-edge of the historic Bray Studios, tucked between the River Thames and a section of the A308 motorway, in the hamlet of Water Oakley.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of motorway
Noun
  • The new Stars arena will be located off the Dallas autobahn, more commonly called the Dallas North Tollway, which over the last decade has become one of the busiest main roads in DFW.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Southbound on the autobahn, just shy of the halfway point to Munich, a 45‑minute detour east leads to Weltenburger Klosterbrauerei, brewing since 1050.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Definition of autobahn
Noun
  • Sadly, there are no plans for this sleek beast to be heading off-road outside of mainland China at this stage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Short of being able to ban traffic from the busy road in front of the hotel, no.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • The parkway is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2026, triumphantly welcoming guests back to many sections of the scenic and historic drive following the devastation of Hurricane Helene in 2024.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
  • As Mike was driving home, his father called to say a car accident shut down the parkway.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of parkway
Noun
  • All northbound traffic on the Dan Ryan was being diverted off the expressway at 67th Street in both the local and express lanes for several hours after the crash.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 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
Definition of expressway

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