laneways

Definition of lanewaysnext
plural of laneway, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laneways
Noun
  • The normally bustling streets of Islamabad were deserted Saturday morning as security forces sealed roads ahead of the talks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • More than 270 people have died on city streets since the pledge, according to city data, and Sacramento ranked second-worst among California’s 15 largest cities for injury and fatal crashes, with 4,214 people killed or injured in 2023.
    Chris Fusco. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
  • During the chase, Leatherman used highly dangerous evasive moves on local roads, open fields and residential properties, court documents show.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But that central gathering represented just one of the day’s events demonstrations with the Sacramento region, with hundreds showing up that morning and afternoon to march, chant and wave signs along busy thoroughfares in surrounding suburban cities.
    ANDREW GRAHAM, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • While the state takes care of maintenance for a number of major roads like interstates and highways, the city must maintain other high-traffic thoroughfares.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The immersive, motion-simulation experience — which is located in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade land at Universal’s Islands of Adventure park — first brings guests through the familiar castle gates and passageways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Along with its work on public lands, Pacific Coast Seed also works frequently with BART and the California Department of Transportation to replant around stations or along highways with native plants and flowers — meaning that your nearest wildflower display could be as close as your commute.
    Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Slow-moving convoys of vehicles also caused traffic jams on major highways.
    Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Székesfehérvár lacks Budapest’s grand boulevards and baroque extravagance, but the city is not without luster.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Before there were dusty trails and stage coach routes and boulevards and freeways, there was the Southern California watershed — the maze of rivers, creeks and washes that sent rain water from the mountains and valleys to the ocean.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Pull weeds from flower beds and cracks in walkways.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Power wash your siding, walkways and driveway.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Laneways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laneways. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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