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
Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 28 May 2021
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Noun
Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
The late King of Pop has enough tunes in his bag for anyone to serenade sweetly under the covers, but for Pink Sweat$, this song proves that the icon was able to keep it street while being sweet.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 28 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
Noun
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If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With gruff vocals, intensely honest lyrics and compositions that range from messy alt-rock to grungy folk, Maeson's album, and captivating live show, brings listeners into his head and home.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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Probably some kind of grungy T-shirt and jeans.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The legislation would modify federal highway and freight safety programs to allow grant recipients, such as state departments of transportation, to use vehicle telematics and predictive analytics to identify infrastructure concerns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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Marketing legal services through 1-800 numbers in late-night TV commercials or on highway billboards is old and pricey but effective.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Psychosis, disorganization, unkempt, urinating inappropriately.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Her thick, unkempt eyebrows furrow.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Dior has opened its first boutique in Sweden on Stockholm’s Birger Jarlsgatan Avenue, the city’s top shopping thoroughfare, with brands including Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Moncler and a host of local high-end stores.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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It is situated at the intersection of two long thoroughfares — one that runs north to south and a second that runs east to west — which might have been used as processional routes.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 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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Officers issued a SigAlert for all eastbound lanes of the freeway between Crenshaw Boulevard and Arlington Avenue as their investigation continued.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Inspired by the cognitive dissonance that Joan Didion experienced in Miami, Nick León creates a refreshingly untidy tapestry of the city’s dance music on A Tropical Entropy.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
2 Dec. 2025
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For all their control, Chelsea remain most vulnerable when the game becomes untidy.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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