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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
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The location is off Main Street between Montecito and 16th streets.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Where To Eat Start the day at Morning by Morning Coffee Roasters, located inside a 1950s-era Pure Gas Station on Main Street.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The variance was needed because the addition will be only 3 feet from a side street off South Calumet Road.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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There’s also one in Hollywood where Cafe Des Artistes used to be on that weird little side street.—
Eric Ducker,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Officials stress patience as crews clear side streets While going around parts of the South Hills neighborhoods, it was seen that main roads were in good shape, but side roads were a problem.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The plans include rebuilding the bridges and multiple improvements beyond the roadway along Sand Creek, such as an overpass for pedestrians and bicyclists, noise walls to protect neighborhoods, smoothed interchanges, and better side roads.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 13 Mar. 2026.
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