1
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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as in route
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America
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Recent Examples of avenue
It was taken when the high school was located on Washington Street, between Douglas and Spring avenues.
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The ability to execute multiple genetic edits simultaneously opens new avenues for treating complex conditions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Taken together, these platforms and free avenues into tennis widen how fans can discover the sport.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The fatal collision was reported around 6 p.m. near North Fair Oaks and Columbia avenues, police said.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The ability to execute multiple genetic edits simultaneously opens new avenues for treating complex conditions.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Taken together, these platforms and free avenues into tennis widen how fans can discover the sport.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The fatal collision was reported around 6 p.m. near North Fair Oaks and Columbia avenues, police said.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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Upon arrival, officers found an unresponsive male with apparent gunshot wounds lying in the street next to a vehicle parked in front of the address, according to the social media post.—
Lena Miano,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Robinson’s friend, Danny Shigemori, who has lived on the street for 55 years and ran a landscaping business, lost his place too.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Boston-Washington route is one of Amtrak's most popular, but a little farther south the railroad also runs a unique service that caters to travelers who want to bring their car along as well.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The school’s proximity to two major thoroughfares, 47th Street and Pulaski Road, makes walking and biking too dangerous for most other parents in the community, Galvez Searle said.—
Sarah Macaraeg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
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The 405, the major thoroughfare connecting L.A. with the San Fernando Valley, remains open.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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This season, Kansas City went 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a first-round bye and an easier path to the Super Bowl than Buffalo.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Best Kids Books of 2024: Great Reads Including Books on Wicked and Taylor Swift The author particularly wants to empower kids whose journey may follow an unexpected path, just like his own.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Dean will return to the road in February with dates throughout Texas, including a Feb. 16 show with Vandoliers.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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The city expects the road to be closed through 5 p.m. Feb. 24.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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During the warm months of the long Southern California dry season, houses relied on a haphazard approach to passive cooling.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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When asked if any particular person has helped shape his approach to storytelling, the actor cited the indie filmmaker Steven Soderbergh.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Limited driving range tends to be an issue when driving longer distances on the highway, creating an additional incentive to conserve fuel.—
Peter Douglas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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At 47 and a native Angeleno, I had never been picked up on the freeway before.—
Stacy Fernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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