as in streets
a narrow passage between buildings
One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.
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Recent Examples of alleys
Ditch the gallery guide and let the city's alleys be your curator for some street art, from Central's technicolor to Tsuen Wan's factory facades turned art installations and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center's open-air exhibitions.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Carolyn and John play cat and mouse at a Calvin Klein event at Indochine, avoiding each other at the restaurant and kissing in alleys, where the paparazzi can’t see them.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Among her favorite adventures has been finding a company in Singapore that picks you up in the sidecar of colorful Vespas and takes you to local spots like hawker markets and alleys with vintage shops.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Parking is banned on all public streets, alleys and in on-street parking stalls during the snow ordinance.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
Crews bait all alleys and parkways, and residents' backyards with permission.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Twin looked down the rare building alleys, stuck her hand in sandboxes, found combs with missing teeth, unopened letters from Child Services.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Witt thrives hitting the baseball into the power alleys at Kauffman Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Carolyn and John play cat and mouse at a Calvin Klein event at Indochine, avoiding each other at the restaurant and kissing in alleys, where the paparazzi can’t see them.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Among her favorite adventures has been finding a company in Singapore that picks you up in the sidecar of colorful Vespas and takes you to local spots like hawker markets and alleys with vintage shops.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Parking is banned on all public streets, alleys and in on-street parking stalls during the snow ordinance.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2026
Crews bait all alleys and parkways, and residents' backyards with permission.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Twin looked down the rare building alleys, stuck her hand in sandboxes, found combs with missing teeth, unopened letters from Child Services.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Witt thrives hitting the baseball into the power alleys at Kauffman Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleys
Noun
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The chamber estimated that more than 100,000 spectators crowded the streets to celebrate the Year of the Horse.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Closer to the lobby is the quaint Minsheng district, a leafy and walkable grid of low-slung streets filled with mom-and-pop shops, neighborhood shrines, and increasingly, indie cafes and design studios.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Residents in Brazil's Minas Gerais state faced shuttered roads and shops and streets under water on Thursday following more heavy rain overnight as the death toll from recent floods and landslides reached 53, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states and authorities report that at least 70 people have died.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mexico's president said cartel roadblocks had been cleared from Mexico's highways and that flights would resume in a few days.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Alleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleys. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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