as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
going the wrong way on a one-way street
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Recent Examples of street
Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025
Officers had been dispatched about four minutes earlier after a 911 caller reported a man waving a handgun in the street and pointing it at people near the 200 block of North B Street.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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Noun
Advertisement Advertisement The announcement was met with jubilant celebrations in the Syrian capital of Damascus, as people in the streets cheered and waved Syrian flags.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025
Officers had been dispatched about four minutes earlier after a 911 caller reported a man waving a handgun in the street and pointing it at people near the 200 block of North B Street.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti-street racing initiative.
—John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
Noun
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The match concluded a wild road trip that saw Sporting play three road matches in eight days.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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Two months ago at least 24 people died in a round of storms that swelled creeks and submerged roads.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Whether along highways or at the entrance of a theme park, lush greenery reinforces Florida’s reputation as a vacation destination.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Trains aren’t running, many planes are delayed or canceled and a stretch of highway is closed because of sinkholes that — who knows? — might lead to a better kind of hell.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Angèle Angèle goes grungy with a leather coat and fishnet leggings with a black belt cinching her lavender look.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Along the way, the duo bicker, and bond, and encounter a host of interchangeable character actors who appear to have waited their entire career for the chance to appear in a grungy Western.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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Investigation continues The Jet Set is one of the country’s most high-profile venues, close to the busy El Malecón thoroughfare in the heart of Santo Domingo.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2024
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But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.—
Ed Wallace,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2024
Noun
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The freeways were empty except for the gardeners that were going to work.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The freeways in and around DFW were chock full of unexpected traffic.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Disappointed Steve Dear Steve: The real disappointment comes from slovenly people who throw trash onto our highways, or fail to properly secure their cargo.—
Frank Fellone,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But with the addition of meaty tires, the result is bobbling side to side on uneven pavement, and the occasional entertaining hop over water channels at boulevard intersections.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Paseo del Prado is about more than museums—this boulevard is also home to the Royal Botanical Garden.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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