Thesaurus results for INTERSTATE

interstate

noun

Definition of interstate

as in highway

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Recent Examples of interstate Tanaka was driving a black Chevrolet Equinox when a woman driving a black BMW passed him on the interstate, according to the affidavit. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 From the interstate to the eastern suburbs, Citrus Heights’ city council hopefuls are focused on Sunrise Mall. — Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 The pedestrian was heading north in the middle of the right lane when a FedEx truck headed south on the interstate struck him. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interstate

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Noun

Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.

— Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Rui Hachimura had 16 points and six rebounds in his first trip back up the I-110 freeway to face the Lakers, his team for the previous 3 1/2 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The neighborhood had a diner, churches, and dance halls — but construction of the Crosstown freeway in the late 1960s would lead to an exodus of Filipino residents.

— Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 22 Oct. 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

And, of course, there won’t be many people who want to defend someone in that position — or, indeed, listen to any hard-luck stories — now the details have been outlined in court about his motorway rampage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Germany and Italy expanded motorway networks—the Autobahn and the autostrada—laying the foundations for the automobile’s privileged position in this modernity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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

The design also appears to eliminate Ohio Drive (the scenic parkway that loops around Hains Point), a grove of cherry trees and a historical miniature golf course.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
Also, earlier this week, Arlington Garden staffers celebrated 18 years since the construction of a parkway swale along Arlington Drive that helps prevent runoff into the street.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of parkway

Noun

Along with the crossing to Vung Tau, Vingroup is working on a metro line connecting Can Gio to Ho Chi Minh City and roads that will link to the city’s expressway network.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressway

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