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noun

ˈstrēt How to pronounce street (audio)
Definition of streetnext
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel going the wrong way on a one-way street

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adjective

as in grungy

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Recent Examples of street
Noun
And when interstates back up, the adjacent surface streets do, too. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The streets in Haitian neighborhoods of New York City have also been noticeably quieter. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The name of the new super-street combination? — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025 An atmospheric, sub-street level wine cellar-vibe addition in the former Biondi Mills in Ostiense, said to be inspired by the 1950’s American soda companies. — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 27 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
  1. road
  2. grungy
  3. highway
  4. unkempt
  5. thoroughfare
  6. slovenly
  7. freeway
  8. untidy
Noun
  • Sadly, there are no plans for this sleek beast to be heading off-road outside of mainland China at this stage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Short of being able to ban traffic from the busy road in front of the hotel, no.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Adjective
  • The singer and actress, 33, received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, while looking like a true rockstar in a grungy gown with tousled hair complemented by sleek and smokey makeup that exclusively used Maybelline New York products.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of grungy
Noun
  • The town closest to the earthquake’s epicenter, San Jose del Palmar, has no airport, and is located on top of a mountain ridge along a highway linking the cities of Cali and Pereira.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then off to the highway with you, up a mountain hill, in full control and at one with this rude, loud, hot machine.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Adjective
  • Milkweed tends to thrive in transitional areas, such as fallow fields, unkempt lawns, and the edges of highways.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of unkempt
Noun
  • For example, in the San Fernando Valley, a person could leave the car at home when in walking proximity to bus lines on major thoroughfares, such as Line 165 on Vanowen Street that connects Burbank to West Hills.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the action centers on Warren Street, a lively main thoroughfare lined with independent boutiques, art galleries, vintage shops, bookstores, cafés, and farm-to-table eateries.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Adjective
  • And this is where the movie takes off from retro mythology to become its own slovenly mod thing.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • To Washington, a beard made a man look unkempt and slovenly, masking the higher emotions that civility required.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of slovenly
Noun
  • The driver exited the freeway near Sherman Oaks before entering a mall parking garage.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Cobb County drivers experienced four long lasting, multilane freeway incidents in the same morning.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of freeway
Adjective
  • If the shells are bothering you or making your landscape look untidy, cleanup is relatively easy and may even benefit your garden.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • In the living room, a pilot rearranges an untidy study desk.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Definition of untidy

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