as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a cow wandered into the roadway
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Recent Examples of roadway
During the impact, the Paluch was thrown from the bicycle into the roadway, at which time a second vehicle also struck him, according to police.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
The vehicle is then seen being turned perpendicular and appearing to block the roadway.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
There’s a few closures and detours on deck this weekend for roadways throughout the region.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
By Thursday, a few dozen people had gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the roadway with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
—Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadway
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Squeezed by environmental regulations and fearing a flood of cheap food products from across the Atlantic, farmers have blocked highways and descended on the streets of European capitals in an explosion of outrage against the agreement.—
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Most of the construction happening right now is occurring on the highways, turnpikes, and interstates that get most residents through their daily commute.—
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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
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Google Cloud is advertising its own event aimed at helping Chinese firms expand globally, with a rare building-sized poster on the facade of a hotel overlooking downtown Beijing’s main thoroughfare.—
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Conversely, rival Houston is transforming a stretch of its downtown into a pedestrian thoroughfare with trees and shade structures designed to mitigate heat.—
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The unrest entered its 12th day with general strikes spreading across major commercial centers and street clashes intensifying, particularly in western Iran.—
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Similarly, drivers who routinely leave their vehicles on busy streets overnight are naturally more likely to have their cars damaged or stolen.—
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Officers issued a SigAlert for all eastbound lanes of the freeway between Crenshaw Boulevard and Arlington Avenue as their investigation continued.—
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
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Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus Jeep that smashed into a stationary truck while traveling along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Makun, according to local news outlets The Punch, The Daily Sun and The Guardian.—
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The three left lanes of the expressway were all blocked.—
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.—
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Tucked behind locked iron gates on one of the Village’s most storied carriageways, the one-bedroom, two-bathroom residence is a fusion of historic charm and modern refinement.—
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The targets included weapons caches, supply routes and other infrastructure used by the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, Hawkins said in an email.—
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
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“Roadway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadway. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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