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Corrections & clarifications: This story has been updated to reflect that portions of the interstate have been closed for about six weeks.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The southbound lanes of the interstate were shut down after the crash, but re-opened by the morning rush hour, according to Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The commercial boasts that, if chosen, the convention center will be located one minute off the interstate and create jobs throughout Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The Honda driver swerved to avoid the stopping device and continued on the interstate, according to the warrant affidavits.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The southbound lanes of the interstate were shut down after the crash, but re-opened by the morning rush hour, according to Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
The commercial boasts that, if chosen, the convention center will be located one minute off the interstate and create jobs throughout Lake County.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The Honda driver swerved to avoid the stopping device and continued on the interstate, according to the warrant affidavits.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interstate
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Here’s your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Riley was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving a death in the late-night crash on Interstate 75 in Tampa, highway patrol said in a news release.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Late night and early morning commuters can expect detours along the freeways linking Fort Worth to Weatherford this weekend.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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For example, the east inner region is bounded by Central Avenue, Eastway Drive, Wendover Road, Randolph Road and the John Belk and Brookshire freeways.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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This behavioral hijacking turns what should be a reproductive dead end into a superhighway for infection.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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From the quiet fields of rural India to the deserts of northern Mexico runs an international migration superhighway, funneling tens of thousands of Indians to the U.S. border each year.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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In other words, a half-hour break every two hours at motorway speeds will make long journeys viable.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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To be built close to junction 10 of the M1 motorway for easy access by car, it was intended to have a removable grass pitch, which would have made Luton the first club to use such technology.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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During my test driving, which comprised about 45 miles, in a variety of modes and at a variety of speeds including close to 100mph on a German autobahn, the car achieved close to 3 miles per kWh.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The other side: Richmond, Virginia, is a veritable autobahn by comparison, with drivers making the same distance trip in under 10 minutes on average.—
Shawna Chen,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Chubs had a long road to this seemingly happy ending.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Electric cars hit the roads and smart phones hit the stores.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Honda driver exited the parkway at Dyckman St. in Inwood about 4:55 a.m. and crashed into a building just off the exit on the edge of Inwood Hill Park.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Bynum Mounds, Emerald Mound and other sites along the parkway highlight the densely populated Native American landscape that once existed in the region.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Minutes before his disabled car was rear-ended in a hit-and-run crash that killed him, nightlife impresario Darryl Mathis Jr. was posting video to Instagram on the misfortune of being stranded on a Bronx expressway in the middle of the night.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Some Chicago expressways are already using ramp metering.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Interstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interstate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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