Main Street

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Recent Examples of Main Street The Pride Nite photo op locations throughout the park will include the Rainbow Steps on Main Street USA and the Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station illuminated in rainbow colors. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 In a news release from the Ventura Police Department, officers said that the alleged assault happened near the intersection of Mills Road and Main Street in the early afternoon. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Signs along Main Street advertise shops like WomanMade Products and hawk souvenirs. Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026 A lot of the rest of us in the economics discipline and on Main Street agree. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Main Street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Main Street
Noun
  • South of International, the project would have detoured to a side street to ferry riders and pedestrians all the way to BART’s Coliseum Station.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • One dark place on a tight side street sold only 78 records and hand crank victrolas, not altogether odd with so many in Ireland still off the grid.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That is well below the hundreds of billions customers deposit with major high street lenders such as Barclays and HSBC.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There is no turning back, no compromise, no side road.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Officials stress patience as crews clear side streets While going around parts of the South Hills neighborhoods, it was seen that main roads were in good shape, but side roads were a problem.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Main%20Street. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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