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 Still, trading Ray will be another avenue to continue loading a farm system on the rise. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Structure, rules, lines — all of these were tried and true and would work for me in this avenue of life. — Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Meta’s scale provides the financial power and attracts the talent needed to pursue growth avenues such as artificial intelligence. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Deputies were searching the neighborhood between Collier Avenue and Garnet Court along Presley and Musgrave avenues. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for avenue

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Noun

The picture will brighten considerably if one of those players, Macario, who wore street clothes, can make it back this season and show the form that earned her the largest contract in NWSL history.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of street

Noun

On Saturday, members of multiple North Texas Jeep clubs are expected to line part of Gonzales' funeral procession route near Prestonwood Baptist Church.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Despite having roughly 850 law enforcement officers along the parade route and at the rally, shots rang out as people were beginning to leave.

— Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of route

Noun

This new thoroughfare created an easy and direct route to reach the park by car that avoided steep mountain roads, according to park history.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Authorities partially closed a major thoroughfare in Alexandria on Monday after a hazardous-materials incident left a white, powderlike substance scattered across the road, officials said.

— Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

New Zealand’s biosecurity minister has warned that the country will follow a similar path, should a widespread outbreak occur.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The incident also demonstrated that models can potentially identify and exploit novel attack paths without direct access to an organization’s source code.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of path

Noun

What’s different this time is getting to the Diner, as both Santa Monica Blvd (which the Diner faces) and Sunset Blvd are seeing extended road work – some of it due to a water main that burst on July 16.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Two Boston city councilors are pushing for a change in city law that would require Mayor Michelle Wu to report street projects annually as Wu faces criticism for stalling road work before a city employee was killed by a truck.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of road

Noun

Asked about Apple’s AI offerings, including the upcoming Siri AI, Cook said the company saw an opportunity in running more AI directly on users’ devices, an approach that Apple believes can appeal to privacy-minded users.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Several years in the making, the formula went through multiple rounds of development before landing on an approach that feels refreshingly straightforward.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Large cracks appeared on major roads, including an elevated highway, and a goods train derailed, according to NHK, while rail ‌services were halted and flights grounded.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
While the advanced driving settings on the highway felt unpredictable and inconsistent, the interior tech on the massive 56-inch Hyperscreen touchscreen was reliably, well, visible.

— Sasha Lekach, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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