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 CourtListener provides another avenue for checking federal court cases. — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Video from the scene showed Palm and Hancock avenues flooded as the water flowed downhill toward Santa Monica Boulevard. — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 There was an avenue with the old-school, one mile at a time, one fan at a time approach. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 July 2026 As my thought about Life changed, my life continued to unfold in unexpected ways – through new friendships, a rewarding new job opportunity, creative writing projects, and fresh avenues for expressing and sharing the good God was revealing. — Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for avenue

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Noun

Standout among those streets is the neighbourhood of Shamibag in Dhaka, which is home to FIFA Goli (alley or lane in Bangla), which has been organised by Al Amin Hossain Robin.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Minus the dull thud of the boats gently colliding with the wooden posts they’re tied to, the normally busy thoroughfare is quiet.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Asking for help is a sign of strength, and taking that first step can put you on the path to feeling better.

— Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of path

Noun

Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Once fall approaches, simply switch to a long-sleeve shirt or layer a cardigan on top.

— India Roby, Glamour, 16 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

As a result, industrial and off-highway vehicles represent one of the most significant and underappreciated opportunities in electrification today.

— Darren Tan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
As cars and roads multiplied, accidents began to pile up; by the mid-sixties, there were more than fifty thousand fatal highway accidents per year.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Kevitt lost his right leg in a 2013 hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle after the car sped off and dragged him down a freeway onramp.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Despite having only four cylinders, the TurboMax produces V8-like torque, making the Canyon feel eager pulling away from traffic lights or merging onto freeways.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of freeway

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