as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
going the wrong way on a one-way street
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Recent Examples of street
BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 28 May 2021
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Huge street protests have been going on for a year against Vucic, triggered by the collapse of a train station awning in the city of Novi Sad last November that killed 16 people and that many blame on government neglect and corruption.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for street
Noun
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 28 May 2021
Adjective
Fort Worth took a crack at a name change for the street in 2021 after the completion of the the second of the three Panther Island Bridges.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Huge street protests have been going on for a year against Vucic, triggered by the collapse of a train station awning in the city of Novi Sad last November that killed 16 people and that many blame on government neglect and corruption.
—CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
Noun
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For the filmmakers working in the region over the past two years, it’s been a long, arduous road to reach audiences, as the war impacted their physical productions and made potential distributors wary of facing political backlash for releasing their films.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Future of eVTOLs In the longer term, Goldstein sees a future where eVTOLs are ubiquitous in the skies above American cities, flying in designated, but invisible, sky highways to ensure safety.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Probably some kind of grungy T-shirt and jeans.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The grungy wash was also applied to baggy cargo jeans, a moto jacket and more.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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Violette_FR’s new London home has large windows and a separate entrance facing Carnaby Street, the historic shopping thoroughfare that’s crowded with locals and tourists alike.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Macy’s chose China Grove for the facility due to its position in the Southeast near major thoroughfares, enabling faster, more efficient service to millions of customers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fanning, for whom this film is certainly a showcase, plays Polly, who’s revealed to be a physical and emotional mess in the opening scenes, in which she’s shown anxiously puttering around her large, unkempt house, chain-smoking and trying on dresses for an upcoming important interview.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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As the friend mentioned the dirty, unkempt sidewalks, trash in the street and the overgrown trees, Bidegain decided something needed to be done.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The freeway was previously closed for the investigation, MSP said in the post.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The other near certainty in Lead Actor should be Gary Oldman, who anchors Slow Horses with a slovenly charisma that is, against all odds, deeply watchable.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
Noun
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America’s hometown has open arms for all things Mexican food, with choices up and down the main boulevards.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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His civic service helped lay the groundwork for a parks and boulevards system that remains a defining feature of Kansas City’s identity.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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