alameda

noun

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Recent Examples of alameda Or are Allende’s grandes alamedas still beckoning all these years later? — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alameda
  1. walkway
  2. arcade
  3. colonnade
  4. mall
  5. promenade
  6. plaza
Noun
  • The ceiling is arched and lined with skylights to allow for light in walkway.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
  • Closer Raisel Iglesias began that period mostly unbothered at the far end of the walkway before media members found their way to his table.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of walkway
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  • Konami has developed and published baseball games for more than three decades, launching the arcade-style Powerful Pros Yakyuu (the Japanese word for baseball) franchise with a title for the Super Nintendo in 1994.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
  • The arcade and sports bar chain announced a new rave series in partnership with Southern California event promoter Brownies & Lemonade, bringing electronic dance music events to select locations across the country later this year.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of arcade
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  • Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
    — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • This boutique property was built in a Greco-Roman-style complete with colonnades and columns.
    — Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Definition of colonnade
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  • His son Guido later took over the practice, Spadolini Architetti, and made a name designing fashion outlet malls in the style of traditional borghi (villages).
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • One victim was pronounced dead at the mall, while the second died after being transported to a hospital, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of mall
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  • These might be mineral water showers or baths, cold-water enemas, or just drinking 3 glasses of stinky, sulfurous spring water daily before breakfast, while strolling and engaging in pleasant conversation on a landscaped promenade.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • Named for the adjacent shopping and entertainment promenade, The Linq has thoroughly modern rooms, complete with WiFi hotspots in every room.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of promenade
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  • Sporting Park Sporting KC’s final Soccer Capital Summer will showcase the World Cup final on its large screen inside the outdoor plaza or from Sporting KC’s scoreboard from the west end of the stadium seating.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • When complete, The Market at Gateway will feature a 23,443-square-foot Sprouts grocery store, two additional 10,500-square-foot retail and restaurant buildings and approximately 18,000 square feet of open plaza space.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
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