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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byroad
Noun
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Connected to land by bridges, it’s filled with narrow stone alleys and a waterfront promenade lined with cafés.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Police later tracked the van down in an alley near Lakewood and Oakdale avenues in Lakeview.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Our local senior center was painted recently, and the wall adjacent to the walkway is being attacked by the crows.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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These fragrant perennials are at home in a cottage garden, garden border, along walkways, and in a butterfly garden, where their sweet fragrance attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Worries are particularly high about the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, a narrow passageway where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Worries are particularly high about the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran, a narrow passageway through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil passes.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The complaint says the victim's phone pinged last on the cell tower near the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue, and there was CCTV footage of the suspect going north in the alleyway between North 13th Street and North 14th Street in the 1100 block.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the second shooting scene, KDKA's news crew at the scene saw police taping off an alleyway between Madison Avenue and Petty Street.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
10 Aug. 2020
Noun
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The Creole Nature Trail is a 180-mile scenic byway that cuts through Louisiana’s Cajun Country, also known as Acadiana.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Guanella Pass, a popular fall destination for leaf peepers, is a 24-mile scenic byway that climbs above the treeline near Georgetown, about 45 miles west of Denver.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This feels like a shortcut to biscuits and gravy, but really has a delivery all its own with the cornmeal biscuits.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Frozen mac and cheese is a shortcut of a shortcut.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Byroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/byroad. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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