1
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
Meyer, who co-authored the Quarter Turn Strategies report, and other advocates say the normal avenues of detention and treatment are not being properly applied to those with severe mental illness.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
If there are concerns about care provided at an individual pregnancy center, Seago said that’s an issue that should be taken up according to the existing enforcement avenues.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The land is east of Interstate 25, between West Sixth and West Eighth avenues, stretching about a mile from 13th Avenue to Fourth Avenue.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The referendum, the avenue for reversing the gerrymandered map in the upcoming election, would have to go through one of the map’s biggest supporters.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
If there are concerns about care provided at an individual pregnancy center, Seago said that’s an issue that should be taken up according to the existing enforcement avenues.
—Emily Brindley
health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The land is east of Interstate 25, between West Sixth and West Eighth avenues, stretching about a mile from 13th Avenue to Fourth Avenue.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The referendum, the avenue for reversing the gerrymandered map in the upcoming election, would have to go through one of the map’s biggest supporters.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The historic downtown and its main street offer a variety of shops and restaurants.—
Chase Jordan
March 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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But in our group, the route to the quarter-finals seems possible.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The waterway, a critical shipping route, has essentially been closed for the duration of the conflict, causing a supply glut in the oil market that has sent prices skyrocketing.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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But that central gathering represented just one of the day’s events demonstrations with the Sacramento region, with hundreds showing up that morning and afternoon to march, chant and wave signs along busy thoroughfares in surrounding suburban cities.—
ANDREW GRAHAM,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Earth catches chunks Comet from Thatcher’s debris path every year as our planet orbits the sun.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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And Emma herself has work through some old feelings while also navigating a rocky path to their big day that has an implosive effect for those around them.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Danny Jansen hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to bust open a close game, and the Rangers held on for an 8-5 road win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The president's hands-off approach to managing Congress, along with his penchant for letting people jockey for his approval, hasn't been a particularly unifying force, either.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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There, he was exposed to the vanguard practices of German and American photography in the late nineteen-eighties and early nineties, which took a hip, self-aware approach to image-making.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The highway is near a military zone, called Lavizan, which has been targeted five times during the war, according to military experts.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those campaigns will involve everything from social media posts to highway billboards.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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Officers detained 85 participants, ultimately citing the group for riding a bicycle onto a freeway, before releasing them.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Based on the Don Winslow novella, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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