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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
By May 2020, sportsbooks in Colorado were open for business, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people found a new avenue for entertainment.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
There are few obvious, practical avenues through which Putin can escalate the conflict and not worsen the challenges ahead of him.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
That brasserie-like vibe extends to the exterior, where dozens of bistro chairs line the avenue.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
And so a team right in the National League wild-card picture has several avenues to explore for improvement.
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Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for avenue
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
There are few obvious, practical avenues through which Putin can escalate the conflict and not worsen the challenges ahead of him.
—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
That brasserie-like vibe extends to the exterior, where dozens of bistro chairs line the avenue.
—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
And so a team right in the National League wild-card picture has several avenues to explore for improvement.
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Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
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The exhibit opens Thursday afternoon across the street from a Revolutionary War battlefield linked to the cannons.
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The protest’s matriarch Unlike most of Albania’s protests in over three decades of democracy, the young people on the streets this time are joined by an increasing number of retirees.
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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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.
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From there, Florida's history followed the path more familiar to Americans, eventually becoming the 27th state in 1845.
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Infosys chose that path, committing to retrain more than 250,000 staff instead of pursuing mass layoffs.
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Costco opted to open a gas station only in a shopping center that hugs the 5 freeway at Oso Parkway.
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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