1
: a way of access : route
2
: a channel for pursuing a desired object
avenues of communication
3
a
chiefly British
: the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road
b
: a broad passageway bordered by trees
4
: an often broad street or road
Synonyms of avenue
Examples of avenue in a Sentence
We drove down the avenue.
We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.
They have closed off that avenue of discussion.
a new avenue of research
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While the prediction market apps initially focused on making predictions on political events like elections, the companies have rapidly expanded into sports, providing new avenues for making wagers in states that ban or heavily restrict sports gambling.
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Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
The expansion opened in 2024, and speakers along a portion of the trail play music that's tied to the avenue's rich history of Black musicians and music clubs.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2014 Scientific American reduced its network of bloggers, many of whom were nonjournalists that posted on scientific topics under the magazine’s imprimatur, cutting off an avenue that Epstein may have hoped to use.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s where the Panthers have the best avenue for a bigger swing that doesn’t involve giving up draft picks.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
The expansion opened in 2024, and speakers along a portion of the trail play music that's tied to the avenue's rich history of Black musicians and music clubs.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2014 Scientific American reduced its network of bloggers, many of whom were nonjournalists that posted on scientific topics under the magazine’s imprimatur, cutting off an avenue that Epstein may have hoped to use.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s where the Panthers have the best avenue for a bigger swing that doesn’t involve giving up draft picks.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenue. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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avenue
noun
av·e·nue
ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 
1
: a way or route to a place or goal : path
2
: a usually wide street
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