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Recent Examples of high street
As a result, her outfits never sent shoppers running to the high street in emulation, as the future Queen Catherine’s off-the-peg choices often do.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
That is well below the hundreds of billions customers deposit with major high street lenders such as Barclays and HSBC.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
In some cases, high-end brands also share the same manufacturing facilities as those on the high street.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Given denim’s global popularity, Hurley emphasized the importance of ensuring that wool denim is equally accessible across the market — from luxury fashion to the high street.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
That is well below the hundreds of billions customers deposit with major high street lenders such as Barclays and HSBC.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
In some cases, high-end brands also share the same manufacturing facilities as those on the high street.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Given denim’s global popularity, Hurley emphasized the importance of ensuring that wool denim is equally accessible across the market — from luxury fashion to the high street.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
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This solemn rite is a common sight in the rural South, so the locals extended a little grace to the mourning mass, creating a midday traffic jam on the town’s Main Street.—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
27 May 2026
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The route begins at the Community Center, then follows Main Street from Fifth to 14th streets.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Accessed via a discreet entrance on the quieter side street Rue Einésy, the spa is all softness and seclusion, with low lighting and calm colors.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Its entrance is on the side street at 12th Street, a two-door entryway with little fanfare.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 23,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of miles of secondary roads are still paved this way today.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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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 4 Jun. 2026.
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