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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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as in paths
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 avenues
Officials said a shelter-in-place order is in effect for a one-block radius near the intersection of Colusa and Tacoma avenues.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Irvin said the village’s plan commission/zoning board of appeals is actively reviewing potential development, particularly in the area known as Block Two, bordered by North, Walnut, Scranton, and Oak avenues.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Workers were led out of a closed Zipps Sports Grill at 59th and Utopia avenues in Glendale by federal agents.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This transformative relationship enters Audrey’s life through the unlikeliest of avenues.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
As traditional sources of funding have dried up, some filmmakers have turned to alternative avenues.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In shutting down all of the online spaces where Iranians have found ways to dream, build, connect, and organize, the state has seized control over the country’s narrative and suppressed all avenues for hope—for now.
—Nahid Siamdoust, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Cotogna is at the corner of Montgomery and Pacific avenues in Jackson Square, right next door to the chefs’ renowned French-Italian restaurant, Quince.
—Monica Garske, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Let’s take a further step into each of those avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Irvin said the village’s plan commission/zoning board of appeals is actively reviewing potential development, particularly in the area known as Block Two, bordered by North, Walnut, Scranton, and Oak avenues.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Workers were led out of a closed Zipps Sports Grill at 59th and Utopia avenues in Glendale by federal agents.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
This transformative relationship enters Audrey’s life through the unlikeliest of avenues.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
As traditional sources of funding have dried up, some filmmakers have turned to alternative avenues.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In shutting down all of the online spaces where Iranians have found ways to dream, build, connect, and organize, the state has seized control over the country’s narrative and suppressed all avenues for hope—for now.
—Nahid Siamdoust, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Cotogna is at the corner of Montgomery and Pacific avenues in Jackson Square, right next door to the chefs’ renowned French-Italian restaurant, Quince.
—Monica Garske, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Let’s take a further step into each of those avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
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Earlier Saturday in Minneapolis, a federal immigration officer shot and killed a man, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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More than one thousand city workers are preparing to work around the clock to clear city streets once the snow starts to fall.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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This signature Aayush hydrothermal experience blends contrast pools, saunas, reflexology paths, and salt rooms into a restorative circuit.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Manhattan’s urban grid disappears among the winding paths and dense foliage of Central Park.—
Katie James Watkinson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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City officials are urging people who do not need to park on city streets to move their cars, and to move them off of snow emergency routes.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Report quarterly ridership data specific to Farmers Branch, including trends at stations and on routes.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Very cold air already in place will allow snow to accumulate quickly across the region, sticking to roads, bridges and untreated surfaces with little melting.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some North Texas roads may still be hazardous into Thursday morning’s commute, even after ice melting Wednesday, officials with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Psychologists doing research can use these AI personas to perform scientific experiments about the efficacy of mental health methodologies and approaches.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead, our hope is to provide a computational architecture for allocating resources and improving responses that also serves as a first step toward more sophisticated approaches for full artificial metacognition.—
Ricky J. Sethi,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Most highways close to Baltimore were down to bare pavement Monday, but some Western Maryland roadways were still covered in snow.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Traveling by car along the highways that succeeded Route 66 still presents a deadly hazard — much more dangerous than need be.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The water flows along the Santa Ana River where the district has a series of lakes at the 91 and 55 freeways that are perculation basins.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.—
Jamie Yuccas,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Avenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenues. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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