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interstate

[in-ter-steyt, in-ter-steyt] / ˌɪn tərˈsteɪt, ˈɪn tərˌsteɪt /


NOUN
expressway
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NOUN
toll road
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The U.S. passed legislation in the 1950s to substantially fund and expand the interstate highway system, boosting productivity, incomes and trade, including in regions where travel had been difficult.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Public prosecutors in America's second biggest city, unhappy about the result, leveled new charges: destruction of property by means of fire and arson affecting property used in interstate commerce.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“Most of the people that travel the interstate have been in here. I mean, back in the heyday or whatever, we counted—one day, we had 86 people,” he bragged.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Yaroch hasn’t been charged with stealing the cryptocurrency but with interstate transfer of stolen goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Kyril Montana had also helped Bud out of one ticklish situation involving federally controlled interstate land sales in which Bud had become embroiled during his earlier days when he was based in the capital.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.

From MarketWatch Oct. 29, 2025

Record-breaking flooding washed out roads, including long stretches of interstates, while knocking out electricity for days.

From Salon Oct. 2, 2024

Americans had fins on their cars, gas in the tanks, and money in their pockets, and were raring to hit those new interstates.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

Or consider the fragmentary effects of America’s interstates, which throttle ecosystems and human communities alike.

From Slate May 25, 2024

That meant that the interstates that were normally bumper to bumper but moving would be bumper to bumper and not moving.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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