through streets

noun

plural of through street
as in side streets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for through streets
  1. streets
  2. highways
  3. roads
  4. roadways
  5. arteries
  6. drives
  7. boulevards
  8. routes
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
Definition of streets
Noun
  • The said preserving the route keeps hundreds of heavy trucks loaded with hazardous materials off the Arrigoni bridge and state highways.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Transportation investments can route highways, truck traffic and freight corridors through particular neighborhoods, which increases residents’ exposure to diesel particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide.
    — Mahbubur Meenar, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The remaining space is reserved for buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Traffic signals are being upgraded in Poway to improve traffic flow on the roadways, first on Espola Road and later on Poway Road.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • The young dog abducted from peaceful family life forced to sever neck and genital arteries reports his story flatly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The impacts are huge; Europe’s rivers are vital arteries transporting goods, cooling power plants, generating hydroelectric energy, drawing in tourists and providing a vital habitat for wildlife.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of arteries
Noun
  • Bouzari not only sells super-fast hard drives but also uses software to break up enormous files and spread them simultaneously across thousands of drives.
    — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The cinema-verite trailblazer Kopple, who just turned 80, completes her trilogy about labor activism that began 50 years ago with Harlan Country, USA by looking at a trio of union-organizing drives against Jeff Bezos’ Amazon in her native New York.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of drives
Noun
  • As joint capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1873 to 1918, Budapest was one of the liveliest, most cultured, and prosperous cities in Europe; that golden era saw the construction of grand boulevards and numerous splendid buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Limon’s Afro-Caribbean heritage, historic wooden architecture and waterfront boulevards create a unique urban setting unlike anywhere else in the region.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of boulevards
Noun
  • One of the alternative routes would reduce the project’s footprint in the Anza-Borrego Desert by about nine miles, and go through the community of Borrego Springs instead.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Gabriel’s routes to points are sensational, with eight goal involvements last season, plus earning defensive contribution points on 11 occasions and 30 bonus points.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of routes
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“Through streets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/through%20streets. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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