Thesaurus results for AVENUES

avenues

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plural of avenue

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 The neighborhood/area Upscale with large avenues, grand villas, and plenty of greenery, Parioli’s the perfect place to retreat to after a day’s sightseeing. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 While there has always been a thriving industry of paranoid books and films, modern conspiracism has avenues of distribution and incentive that Cold War cranks and 19th-century pamphleteers could have only dreamed of. —

Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 At least for now, Bath’s example illustrates the possibilities in terms of both promise and avenues for development—by emulating nature (selecting hardy strains of Bacillus) and pharmaceutical engineering (capsule technology), civil engineers are rethinking concrete from the inside out. —

Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026 Other avenues, from lawsuits to penalty APRs and mounting fees on your credit card debt, can still create significant financial and emotional hurdles, particularly for those with limited earning potential. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 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. —

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 Adding versatility to one's game gives players more avenues to playing time. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

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In a post on X earlier that day, LAPD said protesters along Alameda Street between Aliso and Temple streets had been warned multiple times by federal authorities not to attempt to tear down a gate or throw objects.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
But the new driverless Ubers won’t be on Miami streets immediately.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026