1
: a way of access : route
2
: a channel for pursuing a desired object
avenues of communication
3
a
chiefly British
: the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road
b
: a broad passageway bordered by trees
4
: an often broad street or road
Synonyms of avenue
Examples of avenue in a Sentence
We drove down the avenue.
We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.
They have closed off that avenue of discussion.
a new avenue of research
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 2 Jan. 2026
In Paris, revelers converged around the glittering Champs-Élysées avenue.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
Hazel Avenue was shut down between Elm and Central avenues.
—Sacbee.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The work also reveals a potential avenue to develop new therapeutics for the pre-cancerous condition, something that cancer researchers have sought for years.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for avenue
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenue. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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avenue
noun
av·e·nue
ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü 
1
: a way or route to a place or goal : path
2
: a usually wide street
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