Synonyms of boulevard
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the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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On social media, some Latinos have been calling for the many murals of Chavez to be painted over, and for schools and boulevards bearing his name to be renamed after Huerta.
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Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Few cities are as bursting with history, from the medieval streets of its Old Town to the spacious boulevards of its 18th-century New Town.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s signature program went to Washington and Lincoln boulevards in Councilmember Traci Park‘s district, bringing more than 20 people inside, according to a mayoral spokesperson.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the threat of AI reshaping the business of making films looms, and the specter of industry collapse, of American cities hollowed out by manufacturing jobs going overseas and workers made obsolete by new technologies, hangs heavy over the boulevards and palm trees of Los Angeles.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Few cities are as bursting with history, from the medieval streets of its Old Town to the spacious boulevards of its 18th-century New Town.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
The mayor’s signature program went to Washington and Lincoln boulevards in Councilmember Traci Park‘s district, bringing more than 20 people inside, according to a mayoral spokesperson.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the threat of AI reshaping the business of making films looms, and the specter of industry collapse, of American cities hollowed out by manufacturing jobs going overseas and workers made obsolete by new technologies, hangs heavy over the boulevards and palm trees of Los Angeles.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulevard. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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boulevard
noun
bou·le·vard
ˈbu̇l-ə-ˌvärd 
ˈbül-
: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides
Etymology
from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark
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