Main Street

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Recent Examples of Main Street Work started on the project in March 2025, focusing on the outfall system running from Phil’s Beach, on Main Street, to Route 176. Greg Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 It can be seen on the side of Senorita Margarita, at 20th and Main Street downtown. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026 Make time to visit Johnson’s Beach or Main Street Guerneville after for burgers and ice cream as a reward for your efforts. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026 Restaurants and hotels on Main Street have been big beneficiaries this week, and merchandise for the tournament is going gangbusters, including $54 for one particular hat and $176 for a certain belt. Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Main Street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Main Street
Noun
  • Arriving at Bus Palladium at the end of a sunny spring afternoon, I was thrilled to see a familiar vertical, two-word neon sign glowing orange again in a side street in Pigalle.
    Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 6 June 2026
  • But take a left down a side street and the hotel’s unassuming entrance awaits.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The Escape Game The modern high street has spent years searching for a convincing reason to make people stay longer.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Since a simple T-shirt on the high street can cost between $12 and $20, a single T-shirt sold at retail can bring in enough revenue for a major brand to buy nearly a kilogram of them at factory-floor prices.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 May 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
  • Meanwhile, as Bunny is on his way to the scene of the accident, a mysterious vehicle forces his driver, Lamar (Zuri James), down a side road, into a hail of bullets from masked gunmen.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2025

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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Main%20Street. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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