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 Wall Street and Main Street The extra boosts to earnings this quarter meant that comparisons to last year's results were skewed in retailers' favor in many cases. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Grand Boulevard from 25th Street to 22nd Street; Pershing Road westbound from Grand Boulevard to Main Street; and both lanes of Pershing Road from Grand Boulevard to McGee Street. — Dan Kelly august 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Today, as a committee of Cardiff 101 Main Street, the Town Council continues this tradition with forums focused on issues important to Cardiff and Encinitas residents, the news release stated. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 Continue down Main Street in Catskill to find tons of the cute shops upstate New York is known for, in particular Stay Forever for gifts, Spike’s for records, and Magpie for used books. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 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

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
Afterwards, head back into Woodstock for ice cream at Alfonso Gelataria on the high street.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 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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