1
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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as in route
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America
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Recent Examples of avenue
The Italianate-style townhouse is located in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, near the corner of Park and Lexington avenues.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Today, technology capabilities offer far more sophisticated functions than those in years past, and this offers another avenue for (re)discovering where GenAI and agentic systems can generate value.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Today, technology capabilities offer far more sophisticated functions than those in years past, and this offers another avenue for (re)discovering where GenAI and agentic systems can generate value.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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Multiple houses on the street overlooking the Guadalupe River were severely impacted by the July 4 floods, and Stone had to pull his older neighbors from their home before water overtook it.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.—
Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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But that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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Muddy Waters mural Stroll down the prominent downtown shopping thoroughfare of State Street near West Calhoun Place and glance up to see the godfather of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, looking at the city.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
10 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Harrison — who fled to New York City and now works at an upscale Manhattan hotel — crosses paths with an obnoxious guest/serial rapist, Ryan Foster (Bryan Lillis).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Moving into hurricane season, NOAA announced the Defense Department would no longer share data from key weather satellites that track hurricane paths.—
Katharine Hayhoe,
Time,
10 July 2025
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On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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His approach to the book project was to marry the factual fidelity required of an official battalion history with a novelistic evocation of life on the front.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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There are many different types of crabgrass (Digitaria spp), but getting rid of them requires the same approach, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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But, before Disneyland opened, Southern California’s biggest freeways didn’t yet reach deep into Orange County.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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That should be enough for spirited riding through town and out on the freeway, given the T/TT's respective 443 lb (201 kg) and 447 lb (203 kg) weight figures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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