avenue

noun

ˈa-və-ˌnü How to pronounce avenue (audio)
Definition of avenuenext
1
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
  1. street
  2. route
  3. thoroughfare
  4. path
  5. road
  6. approach
  7. highway
  8. freeway
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
  • That could offer shipowners another route toward lower fuel use and emissions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Avelo Airlines is extending its flight schedule at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport after announcing five new routes this year.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of route
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
  • Rain chances along the storm's path remain over 60% on Wednesday, according to weather service forecasts.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aitken is hopeful that the team’s sale will open a path to a new land deal with incoming owner Stan Kroenke.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 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
  • While crews were at the scene, a separate crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway when a driver slowed down to look at the wreck, according to Peck.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Minneapolis has long been a civic-minded metropolis, where even the choice of vegetation on highway medians can become the subject of extended public debate, in a state with a history of protest going back to the nineteenth century.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In the city today, the Salt River is mostly reduced to a wide, dusty trough that passes unceremoniously under freeway bridges.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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