: the New York commercial theater and amusement world
specifically
: playhouses located in the area between the Avenue of the Americas and Ninth Avenue and from W. 41st Street to W. 53rd Street
Broadway
adjective
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However merry the mayhem of the movie dorm on Broadway, the sustainability of it all was starting to seem questionable.
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Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
As the main march went down 7th Avenue, a second demonstration went parallel, down Broadway.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
But Groves, the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association president, estimated his work commute from south Denver up Broadway has increased by six minutes.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Streets were blocked in the Civic Center area Saturday, including sections of Broadway and Spring Street.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
As the main march went down 7th Avenue, a second demonstration went parallel, down Broadway.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
But Groves, the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association president, estimated his work commute from south Denver up Broadway has increased by six minutes.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Streets were blocked in the Civic Center area Saturday, including sections of Broadway and Spring Street.
—City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Broadway
noun
Broad·way
ˈbrȯd-ˌwā 
-ˈwā
: the world of the theater in New York City : the New York stage
a big star on Broadway
Broadway
adjective
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