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 From the Transamerica Pyramid to the busy city streets, concrete covers about 65% of San Francisco. — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026 Its grid of streets, forum, theater, temples, baths and columns survives alongside its most famous monument, the three-arched gateway traditionally known as the Arch of Trajan. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026 The city maintains a system of 90 tide valves between the Balboa Peninsula and Balboa Island to limit harbor backflow into the streets during typical high tides. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 On Wednesday, a nationwide protest over soaring rents and home costs drew over 100,000 people to the streets of Spain's major cities. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 There’s a better way to still create safer streets and stronger worker protections. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026 The 27-acre property in question sits northwest of downtown, north of Dean/State streets between Fifth and 12th streets and south of the railroad tracks. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026 Authorities cordoned off streets, urged people to avoid the area and placed nearby schools on lockdown as local police investigated with help from federal agents. — River Zhang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026 Fans showed up in droves, though, and turned the streets outside the M&M store into the pit. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for streets

Noun

Brand-new roads in South Florida are often designed to handle 7 or so inches of rain in a day.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
The other five victims died in crashes involving vehicles used to block roads.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

During the protests, also known as Occupy Central, demonstrators occupied major thoroughfares for 79 days in an ultimately unsuccessful push for direct election for the city’s leader.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.

— Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoroughfares

Noun

Research has shown that wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains are hemmed in by freeways and development.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
There are special rules for temporary political signs placed within 660 feet or visible from highways and certain freeways.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

Moroccan flags fluttered in schoolchildren’s hands, portraits of King Mohammed VI overlooked roundabouts and public squares, and the national coat of arms adorned major boulevards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
The hotel is located on one of Vienna’s most famous shopping boulevards and there are plenty of restaurants, cinemas and cafes nearby.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of boulevards

Noun

The center sits near the Dolphin and Palmetto expressways and Interstate 95, adjacent to the Waterford Blue Lagoon Business District.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts.

— Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
However, the company says the city failed to coordinate with the property owners adjacent to the roadways being raised, and construction wasn’t able to start on time.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026