Thesaurus results for BACKSTREET

backstreet

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Definition of backstreet

as in street

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Recent Examples of backstreet None of that, however, helps either of us to know where to start with choosing one of the 17 different varieties of cider listed on the blackboard in a backstreet pub that first opened its doors in 1834. — Stuart James, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026 But those aren’t recreational vehicles lining the backstreets of the Google-burbs—those are homes on wheels. — 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 See All Example Sentences for backstreet

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Weeks before the war, Iranians took to the streets to protest rising costs and inflation.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of street

Noun

Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

On a quiet side street off Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a man approached me with a map.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
Tucked away on a side street of the famous Avenida da Liberdade, the Avani in Lisbon offers a fuss-free stay with modern amenities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of side street

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Jerusalem — The giant billboard on Tel Aviv’s main highway placed Turkey squarely at the center of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election campaign.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
According to highway safety experts, many injuries in such crashes involve passengers being ejected from cars through moonroofs.

— Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of highway

Noun

Not bad for a story which begins with a waiter crossing a busy Los Angeles thoroughfare, and placing some Japanese-Peruvian fusion fare in a lift.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
According to the county, road improvements are coming for some of the thoroughfares near Boca Lago.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

Noun

Then the musical group collated the various streets, roads, places, drives, boulevards and cardinal directions into 53 seconds of gold.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
And yes, there’s a mature Jacaranda tree that grows on the boulevard just outside the eatery.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of boulevard

Noun

On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026

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