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interstate

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


NOUN
expressway
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NOUN
toll road
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State transportation officials say two video billboard structures operated by WOW Media in partnership with the city of Inglewood are illegally located next to an interstate highway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

He deferred federal taxes on the fuel and authorised supplies designated for farm use to be used in interstate trucking.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The potential reach of Boulder’s suit isn’t interstate but global.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Way back in 1922, the interstate treaty governing its use allocated more water every year than the river can give.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Along the interstate in the distance long lines of charred and rusting cars.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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

Who are the farmers harvesting your food and the truckers driving it on interstates to you?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024

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

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2024

But as traveling by train gave way to commuter air travel and as more Americans chose to use the nation’s interstates, the numbers of people coming through Michigan Central steadily dropped.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Soon, after she realized I was the same age as her daughter, she started calling me “Boo,” and insisted I buy a cell phone because she worried about me driving the interstates alone.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot


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