as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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Recent Examples of boulevard
After one of Guevara’s tires went flat during the pursuit, Davis said his vehicle collided with another uninvolved vehicle at the intersection of Research and North Lamar boulevards.
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Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In France, the Rhône and Saône wind past lavender fields and Roman ruins, while the Seine carries you from Paris’s glittering boulevards to Monet’s dreamy garden in Giverny.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The issue centers on a controversial request to rezone Acacia Cliffs, a 290-unit affordable apartment complex on a hilly cliff along Hart Lane off Far West and MoPac boulevards in Northwest Austin.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix Paradise Valley Mall opened in 1978 near Tatum and Shea boulevards and expanded in the late 1980s.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
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Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
In France, the Rhône and Saône wind past lavender fields and Roman ruins, while the Seine carries you from Paris’s glittering boulevards to Monet’s dreamy garden in Giverny.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The issue centers on a controversial request to rezone Acacia Cliffs, a 290-unit affordable apartment complex on a hilly cliff along Hart Lane off Far West and MoPac boulevards in Northwest Austin.
—Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix Paradise Valley Mall opened in 1978 near Tatum and Shea boulevards and expanded in the late 1980s.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boulevard
Noun
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dozens of community members spilled into the street near Pete's Fruit Market early Saturday, Aug. 2, to participate in the annual HaRUNbee 5K Run/Walk for Healthy Birth Outcomes at the intersection of N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and W. North Avenue.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Bus riders bake on unsheltered streets and homeless people seek refuge under highway overpasses.—
Sam Bloch
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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The proposal would not only include metered parking along Bardstown and Baxter, but also several side streets off the thoroughfare.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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In New York City, heavy rains halted traffic along a major east-west thoroughfare in Queens, east of Manhattan.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This weekend in metro Phoenix, drivers should plan for two ramp closures and one street closure associated with Valley freeway improvement projects, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are expecting heavy traffic along the detour route due to the freeway closure.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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At least two cars that had been submerged on the expressway were pulled from the floodwaters, a law enforcement official told CNN.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boulevard. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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