Synonyms of boulevard
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the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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While the sidewalk on the seaward side of Carlsbad Boulevard is closed, pedestrians can use either the sidewalk on the inland, eastern side of the boulevard or on the lower walkway on the seawall near the beach.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The commercial center at the corner of Alhambra and Stockton boulevards — where The Sacramento Bee’s offices are now — was once a cannery operated by Libby, McNeill & Libby.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The California Highway Patrol said southbound Highway 238 to East 14th Street and Lewelling Boulevard from Mission to Paradise boulevards were shut down due to the fire, and people were being urged to avoid the area.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
An aerial view of the property, which sits on less than a quarter of an acre between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The commercial center at the corner of Alhambra and Stockton boulevards — where The Sacramento Bee’s offices are now — was once a cannery operated by Libby, McNeill & Libby.
—Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The California Highway Patrol said southbound Highway 238 to East 14th Street and Lewelling Boulevard from Mission to Paradise boulevards were shut down due to the fire, and people were being urged to avoid the area.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
An aerial view of the property, which sits on less than a quarter of an acre between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulevard. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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boulevard
noun
bou·le·vard
ˈbu̇l-ə-ˌvärd 
ˈbül-
: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides
Etymology
from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark
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