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The Gilded Age, remember, is also the era of Jacob Riis’ landmark photo essay, How the Other Half Lives (1890), which documented children sleeping in deserted buildings, immigrants crammed into filthy dormitories, and alleyways piled with trash.
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Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Other Cincinnati spots featured in the film include the alleyway near Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, the courtyard of Arnold's Bar & Grill, several downtown Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine storefronts, the Hamilton County Courthouse and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The location opens into a garden entrance, which, per Grey, is a quiet nod to the alleyway approach of the Melrose Place outpost.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 July 2025
As captured in videos from the performance, Gaga temporarily lost her balance while walking in the alleyway between her stage and the fans gathered on the floor of T-Mobile Arena.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 July 2025
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Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Other Cincinnati spots featured in the film include the alleyway near Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, the courtyard of Arnold's Bar & Grill, several downtown Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine storefronts, the Hamilton County Courthouse and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The location opens into a garden entrance, which, per Grey, is a quiet nod to the alleyway approach of the Melrose Place outpost.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 July 2025
As captured in videos from the performance, Gaga temporarily lost her balance while walking in the alleyway between her stage and the fans gathered on the floor of T-Mobile Arena.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
Noun
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This suit’s bold leopard print pattern seems right up her alley, blending function and fashion with cups for support and a stylish, low-cut back.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Plus, there is an artist alley where attendees can find independent artists and a video gaming area.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Their new pairing follows a young street barber who is struggling to care for his mother with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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The most clever and engaging street signs are posted on Instagram, TikTok, and Yelp, significantly expanding reach at no extra cost.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The proposal would not only include metered parking along Bardstown and Baxter, but also several side streets off the thoroughfare.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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In New York City, heavy rains halted traffic along a major east-west thoroughfare in Queens, east of Manhattan.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The road reconstruction allows SR 37 drivers to advance a signal-free trip from 116th Street to 146th, and removes stoplights on the cross streets.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Its placement is to coincide with a more expansive Southwest Boulevard reconstruction plan, which is to include bike lanes, stamped concrete sidewalks and landscaping, including more trees along the length of the boulevard.—
Eric Adler
August 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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But as freeways expanded and fewer people used Beach Boulevard as a path to their destinations, the motels that once thrived on their business began to struggle and the boulevard saw more illicit activities.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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