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Recent Examples of side street
The children tried to lose the car by riding onto a side street, but the car followed them there as well.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Where to stay On a quiet side street in the Latin Quarter, near the Jardin des Plantes and a 30-minute stroll from the catacombs is the Le Jardin de Verre by Locke, which opened in March 2025.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Her home in a pre-World War II building on a leafy Berlin side street has a bohemian, somewhat temporary air.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The room features large windows facing the quiet side street and wood-slat ceilings that reveal the building’s raw space.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
Where to stay On a quiet side street in the Latin Quarter, near the Jardin des Plantes and a 30-minute stroll from the catacombs is the Le Jardin de Verre by Locke, which opened in March 2025.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Her home in a pre-World War II building on a leafy Berlin side street has a bohemian, somewhat temporary air.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The room features large windows facing the quiet side street and wood-slat ceilings that reveal the building’s raw space.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
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
Noun
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Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive to Lick Mill Boulevard.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20street. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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