Thesaurus results for MAIN STREET

Main Street

noun

Definition of Main Street

as in side street

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Recent Examples of Main Street Doctors are heavily represented among Main Street Millionaires and have the political clout to show for it. — John Lanchester, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 As Zidar and Zwick document in their book, Main Street millionaires often become politicians themselves. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 Follow State-45 from Parkville to Weston, where a slew of shops line Main Street and Weston Bend State Park is a nice place to stretch your legs. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026 East Rochester ladder trucks held a massive American flag above the Main Street firehouse. — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Main Street

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Noun

That same morning on a snowy side street in Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good.

— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
On a quiet side street off Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a man approached me with a map.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of side street

Noun

Damson Madder was founded in 2020 by former high street fashion buyer Emma Hill, and is based in north London with a staff of 60 women.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Last night, designer Aaron Esh—and generations of libertines old and new—brought the legendary British high street superbrand AllSaints back to its roots.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of high street

Noun

On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of secondary road

Noun

Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.

— Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of side road

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