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Recent Examples of backstreet
But those aren’t recreational vehicles lining the backstreets of the Google-burbs—those are homes on wheels.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, São Paulo’s industrial backstreets and the walls along the metro lines have always been arenas for expression.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Though little more than a tiny room off a backstreet, this Chinatown food shop Nai Mong Hoi Thod is hardly Bangkok's secret.
—Tom Parker Bowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2024
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Set in a downtown Mexico City backstreet whose inhabitants’ lives are closely interwoven, the film is split into four clear parts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, São Paulo’s industrial backstreets and the walls along the metro lines have always been arenas for expression.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Though little more than a tiny room off a backstreet, this Chinatown food shop Nai Mong Hoi Thod is hardly Bangkok's secret.
—Tom Parker Bowles, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstreet
Noun
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Roughly 35 horses bolted through city streets following the unexpected fireworks, the outlet said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Therefore, consider tanning to be a bit like seeing the police or the army assemble in the streets around you.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Both were able to spot tracks, on dusty roads, and follow the tracks to successfully find wildlife.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Nine crucial years of expansion and solidification of the pernicious institution went by, speeding the nation’s road toward a grinding war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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But take a left down a side street and the hotel’s unassuming entrance awaits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Accessed via a discreet entrance on the quieter side street Rue Einésy, the spa is all softness and seclusion, with low lighting and calm colors.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Lopez and Gonzalez, prosecutors said, would follow the victims and ambush them on the highway.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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The same company that helped build highways and cities for a century is now helping build the backbone of the next industrial boom.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Garbage piles now choke nearly every Havana street corner, filling neighborhoods with stench, flies and rats as residents navigate improvised dumps outside homes, hospitals and busy thoroughfares.—
Andrea Rodríguez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Today’s avant-gardistes are opening new addresses along rue Jean de La Fontaine, Auteuil’s main thoroughfare, that are helping reinvigorate the village while keeping its history and tradition close.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Cars can enter at Montview and Colorado boulevards, and the parking lot north of the Pavilion is ADA accessible, with RTD bus service on the 20 and 40 lines.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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The closures will affect ramps and connectors along Enterprise, Reed, Jefferson and Harbor boulevards.—
Velvet Wu
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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The structured silhouette and clean lines feel refined without being flashy, while the durable leather withstands scrapes from branches and changing weather.—
Paris Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Backstreet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstreet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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