1
: an expressway with fully controlled access
2
: a highway without toll fees
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Examples of freeway in a Sentence
a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time
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Pima County to see nearly $1B for roadwork Pima County would be allotted $849 million for projects including a new interchange at I-10 and Country Club Road, along with reconstruction of the existing interchange at Kino Parkway and widening of the freeway.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
Construction is underway now on a $92 million wildlife bridge with vegetation over the 10-lane 101 freeway at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills near Los Angeles.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Five suspects abandoned the car and took off on foot across a freeway.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 June 2024
After asking James to purchase chains and other binding tools at Ace Hardware, Sherri chained herself up and told James to get rid of his phone before asking him to drop her off on the side of the freeway.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 18 June 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
Construction is underway now on a $92 million wildlife bridge with vegetation over the 10-lane 101 freeway at Liberty Canyon in Agoura Hills near Los Angeles.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Five suspects abandoned the car and took off on foot across a freeway.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 June 2024
After asking James to purchase chains and other binding tools at Ace Hardware, Sherri chained herself up and told James to get rid of his phone before asking him to drop her off on the side of the freeway.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 18 June 2024
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“Freeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeway. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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freeway
noun
free·way
ˈfrē-ˌwā 
: a highway that is free of tolls
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