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Recent Examples of alameda
But what has resonated most, the words that adorn hundreds of monuments erected in plazas, streets, and playgrounds across the world, is his prophecy that someday the grandes alamedas, the great avenues lined with trees, would open for the free people of tomorrow to walk through.
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Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alameda
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The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The project includes fencing, court surfacing, accessibility improvements, landscaping and drainage work, along with new walkways, utilities and supporting site infrastructure.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He was told to sit on the floor like everyone else, around an arcade machine in the middle of the office.—
Bill Gurley,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The historic collaboration celebrates the golden age of the arcade with two of its flagship games joining forces via the Tetris mobile app.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The new space will house offices for the first lady, kitchen space, a double-decker colonnade and upgrades to a secure underground military complex.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The prospective renovations, rendered by architect Shalom Baranes, include a ballroom that amounts to a 90,000 square foot addition to the executive mansion, a two-story colonnade (a row of columns supporting a roof) and office space.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two women taking photos in front of a Lunar New Year poster featuring English actor Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy at a mall in Shangqiu, China, in February.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
4 Apr. 2026
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Emma didn't proceed with the school shooting, not because of a change of heart, but because by coincidence, another shooting happened at the local mall the same week.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city is widening its entertainment zone to include the whole downtown area, rather than just the promenade.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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This year’s project follows work during 2024 to bring the promenade into compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility standards.—
Mark Dee
April 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The plaza where shots were fired is directly behind his home.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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And the building’s plaza, owned by the city, is getting a makeover to allow for more public art and space.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Alameda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alameda. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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