Thesaurus results for AVENUES

avenues

noun

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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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 And not only gender-affirming health care, which is fundamental to their ability to be themselves and to be healthy, but also other avenues of care. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 July 2026 The challenge is no longer finding new avenues for growth, but knowing which ones to pursue without repeating the gradual dilution that weakened the brand before. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 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 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 Yolo County will host a community event next month in Esparto to discuss potential traffic improvements near the intersection of Yolo and Woodland avenues along Highway 16. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026 However, investors will find a company with an exceptional balance sheet, industry-leading profitability, and multiple avenues for growth. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026 Officers and K-9s searched for the man, including at the nearby Arlington Hills Community Center at Payne and Maryland avenues. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026 The Wahl brothers shared a vigor for learning about different cultures through similar avenues. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

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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 streets

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Modernizing facilities and expanding funding across jurisdictions would help make the profession not only more sustainable but also more appealing to those choosing their medical paths.

— Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
Even more telling, many hikers are searching for trails more than 200 miles from home, using the app to plan trips as much as to find local paths.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

Definition of paths

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The transition plan outlines the city’s ongoing projects to ensure ADA access to city properties and pedestrian thoroughfares, according to a press release from the city of Geneva.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
At its heart, a fourth-century Christian basilica overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, while two watchtowers guarded its outskirts.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

Noun

Their main fantasy appeal comes from players with secure minutes, penalties and multiple routes to points.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

In parts of Uvalde County, muddy floodwaters covered roads and fields and rose nearly as high as houses' rooftops, according to a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026
Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Masahiko Imai, 54, who also works at the garden, quietly explores solutions through various approaches, such as transplanting, soil preparation, planting shade trees and conducting cultivation experiments.

— Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
This compatibility could make large-scale production more realistic than approaches requiring specialized fabrication techniques.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of approaches

Noun

The colossal billboards by the side of highways advertising legal representation.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Flash flooding of small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as areas with poor drainage and low-lying areas, was possible.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Another lithium-ion fire in 2024 forced authorities to close one of the major freeways leading out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a day.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of freeways

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