Thesaurus results for WALKWAY

walkway

noun

Definition of walkway

as in roadway

a path for walking a concrete walkway A covered walkway connects the two buildings.

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Recent Examples of walkway Before your next rainy-day shopping trip, pay extra attention at store entrances and mall walkways. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Seven separate pavilions make up the tranquil villa, connected by a wooden walkway centered around a 25-foot swimming pool. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026 Prior to their 2025 red-carpet streak, Saldaña’s children have not appeared publicly since her May 2018 Walk of Fame ceremony, where she was honored with her own star on the famous walkway. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 Keitch recommends placing leadbush along pedestrian trails or walkways, especially when its silver foliage is topped with smoky purple flowers in late spring. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walkway

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Bicycle advocates are calling for immediate changes to local roads and bike infrastructure after 10 bicyclists have been killed on Sacramento-area roadways so far this year.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Prior to his car going off the roadway, investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Howard suffered a medical episode, according to the release.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of roadway

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The conflict of late centers on the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passageway for the global oil trade that has became a source of major leverage for Iran.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of passageway

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Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Torrential downpours routinely inundate roads and railway lines, disrupt air and rail traffic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of road

Noun

The plan calls for increasing building density along major thoroughfares.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
The organization recently put out new renderings of a state-of-the-art stadium that would be built on land near SeaWorld just off of I-4, the main thoroughfare through the Orlando area.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoroughfare

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