Thesaurus results for AVENUE

avenue

noun

ˈa-və-ˌnü

Definition of avenue

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 But both fit a category of technology that has some clear benefits, but also clear avenues for abuse. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Another video captures what police say is a black Cadillac flying by southbound on the avenue. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 This is absolutely not the best way to pursue psychic healing, but in the absence of any other avenues for justice, what are these women to do? — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 On the contrary, many of the most successful retailers are seeing advanced technology as an avenue to give their team members more time to spend with customers. — John Hall, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for avenue

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Noun

Hundreds of people were getting killed every year at street-level crossings, and to quell the public outcry, the railroads scrambled to elevate freight tracks citywide at their own expense.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Before the terrible day was over firehouses, street corners and parks became mourning places.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
At Aizomê, a stylish Japanese restaurant shrouded by a thick wall of trees just off São Paulo’s main thoroughfare, Avenida Paulista, the food is both recognizable to devotees of Japanese cuisine and distinctly Brazilian.

— Tomé Morrissy-Swan, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Much of the league’s hopes for the future rest on the development of young talents like McKibbin, Josele Ballester, Caleb Surratt and Michael La Sasso, but who knows if those players want to commit to an unstable path.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adan Figueroa, a high school counselor at Prosser Career Academy, has spent much of his career helping undocumented and immigrant students navigate the path to college.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of path

Noun

Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Some might be taken on the road and featured in live appearances, or at least have their stories recorded and included in campaign ads.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

From there, researchers also used synchrotron radiation and other microscopy approaches to analyze the healing tissues on a cellular level.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Crews fighting the fire took an innovative approach Monday, using ground vehicles to apply a fire retardant typically dropped from airplanes, according to a post on the forest service’s Facebook page.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Over the course of the holiday, just under a quarter of cars traveling on China’s highways were EVs — up 33% from a year earlier.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Russian outlet Izvestia reported on Sunday that Moscow is upgrading existing rail crossings and considering new highways to handle growing bilateral trade.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Nam said the freeway portion of the network has been set, but the surface street portion of the network is still being worked out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The vehicle traveled onto the freeway before re-entering the city, with the California Highway Patrol and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office becoming involved in the chase.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeway

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