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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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Antioch officers ended their pursuit before the Honda entered Oakley, but an Oakley officer then chased the car down Main Street and past nearly half a dozen major intersections.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Plans to build rowhouses at the northwest corner of Benton Avenue and Main Street in downtown Naperville will proceed despite pushback from some neighbors over the project’s height and density.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The driver refused to stop and led police on a short chase that ended when the sedan crashed on a side street near the intersection of 8 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The new 44-room boutique hotel is the island’s first five-star property, housed in a three-story building on a cobblestone side street in Angra do Heroísmo.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 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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Just keep in mind that side roads may not be cleared or plowed as regularly as main highways.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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