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Guys on mopeds are whizzing around the backstreets like dragonflies.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Minimalist rooms From $200 Book now With just 31 rooms spread across 10 floors, Tsuki is a slender boutique hotel tucked into the quiet backstreets between Tsukiji Market and Ginza.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
The scent successfully imagines itself as a night spent meandering some new city, getting lost under the stars and city lights, and yet you’re never lost in those backstreets, no matter how foreign.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
By Elizabeth Logan March 10, 2025 Paras Griffin/Getty Images
Is backstreet back?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Minimalist rooms From $200 Book now With just 31 rooms spread across 10 floors, Tsuki is a slender boutique hotel tucked into the quiet backstreets between Tsukiji Market and Ginza.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
The scent successfully imagines itself as a night spent meandering some new city, getting lost under the stars and city lights, and yet you’re never lost in those backstreets, no matter how foreign.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
By Elizabeth Logan March 10, 2025 Paras Griffin/Getty Images
Is backstreet back?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstreet
Noun
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Mounted officers and sniffer dogs patrolled the streets near Windsor and Eton Central railway station, monitoring arrivals and maintaining security around the historic town.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Footage of the protests showed Ecuadorians clashing with police forces in the capital city of Quito on Tuesday as protesters dismantled fences and barriers while police fired tear gas in the streets.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pledges to give it all away A good friend of philanthropist Michael Milken who has raised billions of dollars for cancer research, Ellison believes the road to bliss is altruistic giving.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Studies have also shown that the extra hour of daylight has resulted in safer roads, lower crime rates and economic benefits.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Situated on a side street off the busy Magnificent Mile, the hotel feels protected from frenetic shoppers and commuters but is still just one block from Oak Street shopping.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historic stone churches display rainbow flags and Black Lives Matter signs, and even the narrowest side streets find room for bike lanes.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to the Dallas Morning News, Rice lost control while racing on a Dallas highway, causing a multi-vehicle hit-and-run.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Residents have told the Riverworks Development Corporation that many trucks use neighborhood roads instead of sticking to West Vienna Avenue and North Third Street, which are the two thoroughfares bordering the warehouse.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Few cities in the world exude such intrigue as Paris, where every boulevard seems to hide a story and every building appears a work of art.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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Two Palestinians from the West Bank opened fire on a major boulevard and light rail station in the Tel Aviv area, killing seven people and leaving many others wounded.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cuts in those branches of HHS cascade down and damage the WTC Health Program's effectiveness, advocates say.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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