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Recent Examples of alleyway
According to police, the driver of the Nissan tried to turn from an alleyway onto Carter Drive and pulled out in front of the woman.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
The complaint says the victim's phone pinged last on the cell tower near the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue, and there was CCTV footage of the suspect going north in the alleyway between North 13th Street and North 14th Street in the 1100 block.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At the second shooting scene, KDKA's news crew at the scene saw police taping off an alleyway between Madison Avenue and Petty Street.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The video posted to social media includes dispatch audio from relaying a 911 call reporting a ski mask had been found in an alleyway near her garage, located at 100 E First Avenue in Ajo, Arizona – located approximately 135 miles from Tucson.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
The complaint says the victim's phone pinged last on the cell tower near the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue, and there was CCTV footage of the suspect going north in the alleyway between North 13th Street and North 14th Street in the 1100 block.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
At the second shooting scene, KDKA's news crew at the scene saw police taping off an alleyway between Madison Avenue and Petty Street.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The video posted to social media includes dispatch audio from relaying a 911 call reporting a ski mask had been found in an alleyway near her garage, located at 100 E First Avenue in Ajo, Arizona – located approximately 135 miles from Tucson.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
Noun
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About an hour later, law enforcement located the black Ford pickup parked in an alley behind a residence in the West Lawn neighborhood, according to the complaint.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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In some buildings, the workers also clean, shovel snowy sidewalks and wrestle bins of refuse out of basements and alleys for pickup.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the attacks Thursday hit near the town’s industrial zone and outside a supermarket along Nabih Berri Avenue, a main thoroughfare lined with shops and residential buildings.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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The 44-year-old father from Honduras felt like his head was on a swivel, greeting the handful of shoppers that approached while also scanning the busy thoroughfare behind him.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anaheim has an 18-20-2 record in road games and a 42-33-6 record overall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mingo Junction, a village a few miles down the highway, was recently used as the backdrop for a low-budget zombie movie.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The company points to advanced monitoring technology, including a fleet of gas‑sniffing vehicles that survey pipelines from roadways.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Several callers told dispatchers that a motorcycle and a vehicle collided, throwing the motorcyclist from the bike and into the roadway, police said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Today, fountains can be found across KC’s courtyards, plazas and boulevards in all shapes and sizes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Extending the boulevard toward West Summit Avenue would give residents a new way to travel, which could lessen traffic in the congested area where I-77 connects with I-277, Woliansky said.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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