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expressway

[ik-spres-wey] / ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ /
NOUN
large, well-travelled road
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To visit by car, you’ve got to take the expressway south to an easy-to-miss exit and make two quick U-turns down to the riverbank.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Taking the Y4, an expressway still under construction, allows one to realise just "how much the city has eaten into the bush" that surrounds it, said Moustapha.

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

As L.A. officials assess the merits of a water taxi system designed to reduce car traffic at the 2028 Olympics, the Games’ organizers have set their sights on another expressway.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

A six-lane expressway between the two cities quickly filled with cyclists.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2024

Papa started the rosary as we drove onto the expressway.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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