laneways

noun

plural of laneway, British
as in streets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laneways
  1. streets
  2. lanes
  3. roads
  4. thoroughfares
  5. passageways
  6. highways
  7. boulevards
  8. walkways
Noun
  • The bike unit was previously near 10th and L streets by the state Capitol.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
  • The campaign has taken the protests demanding accountability and education reforms beyond the streets, broadening its reach and intensifying pressure on a government wary of appearing to yield to a rapidly growing youth movement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • That’s also the figure governments across South Florida rely on when adapting infrastructure like roads, or planning new ones.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Several of the roads were constructed with pedestrians in mind first, envisioning the fan march from the Landing to CPKC Stadium on match days.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • In squares and main thoroughfares, vendors were seen selling Egyptian flags, whistles and fan paraphernalia in preparation for the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • Grand Victorians, generous prewars, scalloped trims, curved passageways, impossibly high ceilings, and hardwood floors for days.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 24 July 2026
  • Boltanski’s haunting installation consists of rusting archive boxes stacked to form dark, narrow passageways.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • The district is less than two hours from the capital of San José through paved highways or a ferry, with small plane options available.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Limon’s Afro-Caribbean heritage, historic wooden architecture and waterfront boulevards create a unique urban setting unlike anywhere else in the region.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • The 51-year-old woman, who was hospitalized, collided with the woman’s vehicle after fleeing an earlier hit-and-run crash just minutes before at Elk Grove and Franklin boulevards, according to the Elk Grove Police Department.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of boulevards
Noun
  • On another, visitors shared walkways with dancing humanoid robots and attendees pushed through crowds for an ideal spot to watch robots face off in boxing matches.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • Adjacent to the park is a beautiful neoclassical Catholic church and a lineup of restaurants with tables that spill out onto the park’s walkways and plazas.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
Definition of walkways
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