as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end
Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac
This brick colonial, tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac in Devonwood, one of Farmington’s premier communities, defines design excellence, luxury, and comfort.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
One such house is Bitterbrush, a house built with straw bale walls that sits at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Foothills above Boise.
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Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2026
At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this 13,000-square-foot oceanfront site leans into that Pacific Northwest character.
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Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The Rao house sits on a hilltop with a commanding view of the cul-de-sac below.
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Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cul-de-sac
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
One such house is Bitterbrush, a house built with straw bale walls that sits at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Foothills above Boise.
—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2026
At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this 13,000-square-foot oceanfront site leans into that Pacific Northwest character.
—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
The Rao house sits on a hilltop with a commanding view of the cul-de-sac below.
—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cul-de-sac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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Work being done along Interstate 494 in Bloomington is just one of 200 projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation has scheduled this summer to fix up highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
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The incident began when Alnaji joined a rally on the corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards in support of Palestinians, while Kessler had attended a counter protest in support of Israel, The Times reported.
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On June 20, a masked woman climbed over a wall separating the Israeli Embassy from one of Tirana’s main boulevards, removed the Israeli flag and ripped it apart as onlookers cheered.
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The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.
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Through public-private partnerships, NASA has joined in the effort to open new avenues for tourism and scientific research.
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Those resources include avenues to help seniors maintain regular exercise, ongoing positive social connections, appropriate living situations, transportation and more.
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The sheriff's office said Butler failed to maintain a single lane before leaving the roadway and crashing through the side of the home.
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Butler allegedly failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and crashed through the front of a two-story brick residence, according to the sheriff's office.
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“Cul-de-sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cul-de-sac. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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