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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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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 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

Our car had been set to Hurry, and it did just that—sweeping past interstate traffic on the left and right as if I were late for my wedding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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

Out my window, I watch us rise higher and higher above Jackson; over the coliseum with its big top, the skyscrapers, the governor’s mansion, and churches downtown; the busy interstate, the sleepy suburbs.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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

Yet the town's fortunes dwindled as river ports were replaced by trains and then interstates elsewhere.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024

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

From Slate ● May 25, 2024

“Even interstates will come to a halt when the eclipse is imminent,” the Eclipsophile analysis said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 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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