high street

Definition of high streetnext
British

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Recent Examples of high street Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 shops, the majority of which are fashion and high street clothing stores. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025 Palm Beach’s iconic high street, Worth Avenue, replete with luxury boutiques and restaurants, is a short walk from the hotel. David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025 First, Andrea Cheong (@andreacheong_), who is known for breaking down the quality of garments from high street and premium brands, including Cos, Sezane and Arket. Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 In London, Renault took EVs to the high street in bold showroom activations and made discovery feel casual, almost domestic—cars next to bakeries and bookshops rather than behind a desk and a finance form. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
  • The parade route begins at the Tarrant County Courthouse on North Main Street, follows the street south to the Convention Center, and returns north up Houston Street to Weatherford Street.
    Brayden Garcia January 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Main Street Sports Group, which operates FanDuel Sports Network — the Angels’ TV home — is attempting to re-negotiate its TV deals amid financial losses.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Where to stay On a quiet side street in the Latin Quarter, near the Jardin des Plantes and a 30-minute stroll from the catacombs is the Le Jardin de Verre by Locke, which opened in March 2025.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her home in a pre-World War II building on a leafy Berlin side street has a bohemian, somewhat temporary air.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How fast a vehicle can go from zero to 60 miles per hour is a bragging point for manufacturers trying to sell vehicles Motorists who access State Route 109, often from side roads from a growing number of home developments in Lebanon and Wilson County, are also taking note.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The driver is king: one hand on the wheel, eyes on the horizon, free to turn down that dusty side road on a whim.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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