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Recent Examples of autostrada
There’s also a Huracán Polizia version The Italian Highway Patrol uses a Huracán with police badging and a lightbar on the autostradas in and around Bologna.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023
Given enough unrestricted autostrada, the Performante can reach a max speed of 190 mph, says the company.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Cruising along the autostrada on the outskirts of Rome, the GranTurismo flawlessly executes its primary mission as a luxury grand tourer.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023
Appreciate its deep tranquility before hopping on the chaotic autostrada again.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
From Abruzzo, wind down SS652 to the Adriatic coast and then plunge down to the heel on the A14/A14 autostrada.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Barreling down the autostrada, idling in front of our hotel, or stopping for gas, coffee, or red lights, the wagon drew constant admiration and approval.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 12 Aug. 2023
Given enough unrestricted autostrada, the Performante can reach a max speed of 190 mph, says the company.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
Cruising along the autostrada on the outskirts of Rome, the GranTurismo flawlessly executes its primary mission as a luxury grand tourer.
—David Beard, Car and Driver, 23 Feb. 2023
Appreciate its deep tranquility before hopping on the chaotic autostrada again.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
From Abruzzo, wind down SS652 to the Adriatic coast and then plunge down to the heel on the A14/A14 autostrada.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autostrada
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In terms of location, Germany is also an ideal target for cross-border crime: Neighboring the Netherlands and linked by motorways on some of which speed limits don’t apply.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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This led to the system at one point being convinced that the speed limit on a motorway was 70 kph, some way short of the 130 kph other traffic was traveling at.Alex Goy, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
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Slightly wider tires probably serve as the main cue, as do the double headlights and an additional set of high beams—the latter presumably installed for improved visibility while crushing miles on the autobahn.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The story goes that McQueen had been driving his Porsche 911S on the German autobahn, running at around 130 miles an hour, when a 300 SEL 6.3 blew past with ease.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Authorities announced an arrest Monday in the brutal murder of an exotic dancer whose body was discovered in a burning car on an Arizona interstate more than a year ago.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Police have shared bodycam footage showing the dramatic rescue of a man from a fiery pickup truck crash on an Ohio interstate.David Chiu, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Esther Gonzalez’s body was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The fire erupted Wednesday morning in Ventura County and, fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, quickly exploded in size and jumped a highway toward homes, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Chippewa and Black rivers are tributaries of the Mississippi River, which has functioned as a superhighway for invasive carp to travel.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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India's plans include completing construction on the Golden Quadrilateral, a multibillion-dollar superhighway linking New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010
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In autoroute cruising mode the range was slashed by 39%.Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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The commission bought up property along the river valley and created a landscaped autoroute leading to the headwaters in Westchester County.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Parts of four metro Phoenix freeways will be closed or restricted this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The turnarounds are often over or under a freeway or expressway.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn is just a few blocks from Costco, between the expressway and the water.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Autostrada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autostrada. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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