Thesaurus results for STREETS

streets

noun

Definition of streets

plural of street

as in roads

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel going the wrong way on a one-way street

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Recent Examples of streets Standout among those streets is the neighbourhood of Shamibag in Dhaka, which is home to FIFA Goli (alley or lane in Bangla), which has been organised by Al Amin Hossain Robin. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Japanese festivals often serve as ways for deities to be brought into the streets for sacred or ritual purposes while also bringing communities together in celebration. — ABC News, 19 July 2026 The leak occurred on 11th and H streets when contractors struck a two-inch natural gas line, resulting in a Level 2 hazmat incident, according to reporting by The Sacramento Bee. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Since the brand expanded and opened operations in the city this year, autonomous all-electric Waymos have taken over Miami’s streets. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Videos from Woodside, Queens, show streets under several feet of water. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Hathaway calls his grand endeavor Freedom Square, roughly a set of old Baltimore streets — West Lanvale and Division streets and Druid Hill Avenue. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026 Crowds are expected to gather along major Midtown cross streets as the sun appears to hang between buildings before slipping below the horizon. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 In Davidson, emergency crews closed a stretch of North and South Main streets after power lines and large trees fell near the intersection of Concord Road. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for streets

Noun

An application request filed with the city of Meridian shows plans for a 24,000-square-foot micro-hospital on South Rackham Way, near the northeast corner of Eagle and Overland roads, south of Interstate 84.

— Rose Evans July 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
The late 2023 fire gutted the LaVista Road apartment complex, shut down nearby roads and affected more than 200 residents.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

The district is less than two hours from the capital of San José through paved highways or a ferry, with small plane options available.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Most of these hotels, motels and motor lodges were built around the same time the federal government began numbering highways (like Route 66) in the mid-1920s.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

Officials in La Grange are looking at how to improve one of the main thoroughfares in town.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
At its heart, a fourth-century Christian basilica overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, while two watchtowers guarded its outskirts.

— Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

Noun

Despite having only four cylinders, the TurboMax produces V8-like torque, making the Canyon feel eager pulling away from traffic lights or merging onto freeways.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

The 51-year-old woman, who was hospitalized, collided with the woman’s vehicle after fleeing an earlier hit-and-run crash just minutes before at Elk Grove and Franklin boulevards, according to the Elk Grove Police Department.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of boulevards

Noun

Bab al-Mandab, which translates as the Gate of Tears, is located at the southern end of the Red Sea and is a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Dipping up and down between mountains and villages, the path takes walkers along Edo-period highways, old mining roads, and ancient routes used for shugendo, Japanese spiritual tradition involving ascetic training on mountain pilgrimages.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Definition of routes

Noun

Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).

— Phan Khang, Mercury News, 18 May 2026