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
Welcome to the corner of University and Fifth avenues, in the heart of Hillcrest.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
By anchoring specialized avenues in the Midwest, telehealth establishes an achievable starting line.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Arbitration is also binding, with limited avenues to persuade a judge to vacate an arbitration award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The sounds of Bambaataa’s South Bronx block parties soon reached mainstream avenues, spreading beyond the community and eventually beyond New York.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
By anchoring specialized avenues in the Midwest, telehealth establishes an achievable starting line.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Arbitration is also binding, with limited avenues to persuade a judge to vacate an arbitration award.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The sounds of Bambaataa’s South Bronx block parties soon reached mainstream avenues, spreading beyond the community and eventually beyond New York.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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On the streets of Saigon, there was widespread looting.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Four people were wounded after someone opened fire during a street takeover in the San Gabriel Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The poor design of that route was a key factor in the crash along with air traffic controllers relying too much on pilots seeing and avoiding other aircraft.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tennessee used him frequently on deep crossers and vertical routes, where his stride length and tracking ability popped.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Downtown Florence earned recognition as a Great American Main Street in 2023 thanks to its bustling thoroughfare, where visitors can attend a play at Florence Little Theatre, shop at local stores, and make dinner reservations at local restaurants.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump has warned repeatedly that the US could strike power plants, bridges and other infrastructure in Iran if Tehran fails to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil thoroughfare.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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The fighting has carved a path of destruction from agricultural towns near the border to Beirut, killing more than 2,000 people and displacing in excess of 1 million others, according to Lebanese authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For years, Dean Potter stood atop the climbing world, attaining a mystique as a rebellious spirit who carved his own path up mountains and into the sky — through BASE jumping and wingsuit flying.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anaheim has an 18-20-2 record in road games and a 42-33-6 record overall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The tobacco industry’s harm reduction approach frames e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, as a way to create a smoke-free future by transitioning smokers to other nicotine products.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the enactive approach, this restless renegotiation gives rise to our higher cognitive functions.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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There's no way bicycles are supposed to be on the highway.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This comprises 5,468 ultra-fast charging piles, 1,216 800-V ultra-fast charging stations, and 6,269 stations in highway service areas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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In New Orleans, one of the earliest slammers was a jovial fellow named Damian Labeaud, who, starting in 2010, recruited passengers from the local community with the promise of insurance payouts, then took them hunting on the freeway for a truck.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Three of Rove’s future centers will be near freeway interchanges.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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