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laneways

noun

plural of laneway, British

as in streets

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Celebrities are still wearing them too, including the actress Zoë Kravitz, who has been photographed in them on New York City streets, and Meghan Markle, who sported a slip skirt for the recent release of her As Ever advent calendar on Instagram.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Spotted out in New York City, the actor and recent beauty brand founder appeared to have taken the comforts of home quite literally onto the streets.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 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

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Kyiv has accused Russian forces of mining nearby roads and using the remaining residents as human shields to prevent Ukraine’s army from conducting offensive operations in the town.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Response teams are battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

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Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

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Eight venues are interconnected by hidden passageways, secret entrances, and whimsical performances.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Overland routes and the Caspian Sea conspire against any attempt to hermetically seal Iran, even if the capacity of these passageways cannot compensate for the closing of naval routes and dwindling air links.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of passageways

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By exchanging ownership, McCall would be able to implement more pedestrian safety measures, such as bike lanes and walking routes that are not standard for state highways, Youmans said.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Critically, these investments also improve North Carolina roads, highways, and bridges.

— Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

At the Paris protest on Saturday, a row of police in riot gear led the crowd along the authorized route down boulevards on the city’s outskirts.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
It is assigned to Fire Station 85, the district’s administrative and emergency response headquarters, at the intersection of Wilson and El Dorado Hills boulevards.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of boulevards

Noun

Per a 2016 rule, students were allowed to chalk on walkways, concrete and asphalt but at least 30 feet away from building entrances and not on walls and vertical surfaces.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Key to the complex are new pedestrian walkways that invite the public into the formerly private grounds.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of walkways

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