Synonyms of boulevard
Examples of boulevard in a Sentence
the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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Oklahoma native Tom Koulax opens a chili burger stand at Beverly and Rampart boulevards in Los Angeles.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
In 1899, a French entrepreneur named Gustave-Émile Dumoutier petitioned Hanoi’s local government, then a colonial possession of France, to develop a stately hotel on the corner of Henri-Rivière boulevard.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Titman, Garcia Flores and Queener were all killed in the same crash on Northgate and Del Paso boulevards, an intersection next to the onramp to Highway 160.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The overall scale and architecture of the resort—vast public areas, wide corridors, and internal boulevards—help with navigation for wheelchair users.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
In 1899, a French entrepreneur named Gustave-Émile Dumoutier petitioned Hanoi’s local government, then a colonial possession of France, to develop a stately hotel on the corner of Henri-Rivière boulevard.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Titman, Garcia Flores and Queener were all killed in the same crash on Northgate and Del Paso boulevards, an intersection next to the onramp to Highway 160.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The overall scale and architecture of the resort—vast public areas, wide corridors, and internal boulevards—help with navigation for wheelchair users.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulevard. Accessed 25 Feb. 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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