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avenues

noun

plural of avenue
1
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

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2
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 Why the process fails in some cases is an open question, one that future investigations could now explore to open new avenues in dementia prediction and treatment. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 There are very few avenues for this form of human expression, and being able to capture these moments with my camera is an absolute pleasure. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Long, parallel avenues organize the space into legible districts —lending order to the swirling movement — with the oculus serving as a useful center of orientation. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 But both fit a category of technology that has some clear benefits, but also clear avenues for abuse. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 There were a lot of different avenues for Q and As among all these related topics, as well as just the humanitarian situation on the ground in Gaza. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 1 Sep. 2026 This is absolutely not the best way to pursue psychic healing, but in the absence of any other avenues for justice, what are these women to do? — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026 The shooting happened during a pop-up birthday party near Hale and Miramonte avenues on July 25. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 All eastbound lanes on the Dolphin Expressway in Miami-Dade County will close at Northwest 17th Avenue and westbound lanes as needed between Northwest 12th and 17th avenues. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
  1. streets
  2. paths
  3. thoroughfares
  4. routes
  5. roads
  6. approaches
  7. highways
  8. freeways
Noun
  • AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere, Llínas films the modern-day streets, statues, and buildings where Borges once lived and visited, accompanied by casual pontifications on the author’s values and habits.
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • According to Kaiyuan Securities, Huawei reduced source power density through folding and positioned the most heat-intensive modules along paths where heat can escape more easily.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • DeLauter has been crafty on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 12 attempts.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Interceptions were more frequent than in previous training camps, but, like the one with Moore, some involved the new wideouts fine-tuning their routes.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The men blocked routes to the port, where ferries connect England to France.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Still, the real test comes when these vehicles deal with everything ordinary roads throw at them.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Diesel long dictated the roads, but electric heavy transport is taking charge.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Both approaches can leave parents feeling even more taxed and out of control.
    — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Floodwater continued to cover highways and low-lying areas, disrupting traffic and daily life.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Aitken’s 65-minute installation features multiple characters — played by Natasha Lyonne, Beck, members of the Los Angeles Dance Project and more — moving through settings across America, from deserts and remote mountains to factories and highways.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Broadcom paid its former landlord, PRP Real Assets, $325 million for the 660,000-square-foot research campus near the junction of the 5 and 405 freeways in one of the largest office sales in Southern California in recent years.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Not to mention that traffic on the 101 and 405 freeways demonstrates, without a shadow of a doubt, that people are indeed in their cars on weekends as well.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of freeways

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“Avenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenues. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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