Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstreets
Noun
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On Monday, crews are continuing to work to clear the roads as temperatures sits near zero with negative wind chills.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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There are 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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The area is connected to multiple major highways, making for easy transportation, and its rugged, mountainous terrain has historically made law enforcement challenging and allowed criminal groups to flourish.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
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Baltimore County is at a crossroads.—
Tom Quirk,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Dec. 2024
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The sun squaring off with the nodes can present a professional crossroads.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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Content is simply there, clogging up the arteries of streaming services and clickbait sites, offering up buffets of empty calories and almost instant amnesia.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The book reveals many such journeys, tracking the garbage of rich countries along hidden arteries toward some of the planet’s poorest places.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Backstreets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstreets. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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