backstreets

noun

plural of backstreet
as in streets

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  1. streets
  2. roads
  3. highways
  4. thoroughfares
  5. crossroads
  6. boulevards
  7. branches
  8. arteries
Noun
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Video from the scene obtained by CNN showed ambulances rushing through narrow streets and crowds gathered outside the school building.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Most mountain roads should remain wet, but slick conditions are possible above 9,000 feet, especially after dark.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Critics also worried that an unplanned surge in housing could strain schools, roads and other infrastructure.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The two highways are major entry points to the center of Kansas City and downtown.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For residents like Smith, the idea of transforming space above one of Atlanta's busiest highways offers a glimpse of what downtown could become.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Rancho Cordova was awarded more than $3 million in grants from a local agency for two road improvement projects on major city thoroughfares.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Related Stories The growing muscle that YouTube flexes as the video crossroads of the world was a near-constant subject of conversation.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Critics see a once-lively multiethnic crossroads suffocated by Chinese authoritarianism.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Though many travelers think of the Santa Monica Pier as the end of the route, its official terminus from 1935 on was at the intersection of Lincoln and Olympic boulevards, where Mel’s now stands.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Visitors often still liken the city’s walkable streets and historic architecture to European boulevards.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of boulevards
Noun
  • During El Niño, the jet stream more frequently splits into two branches.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The corner tree stands at Salem Drive and Idlewood Circle, where its branches form an entryway into the neighborhood.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of branches
Noun
  • The military operation there aims to restore sovereignty and confront the Houthi militia that’s attacking not just Saudi Arabia and Yemen, but the arteries of the global economy.
    — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Government Minister Dinoska Montalvo said part of the congestion was caused by safety inspections of the Centenario Bridge, one of the capital’s major transportation arteries.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of arteries
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“Backstreets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstreets. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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