as in street
a narrow passage between buildings
One can spend days exploring all the alleys and backstreets of the old city.
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Recent Examples of alley
Chipotle is offering a Friday the 13th deal that might be right up your alley (even if you're not actually tatted).
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Nur Mahdi al-Shahdi wasn’t born just once, but several times throughout the years of his life in the alleys.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The woman was riding a 2026 Yamaha Vino north on Carter Drive when a 2014 Nissan Sentra attempted to turn from an alley onto the roadway and entered her path, according to Arlington police.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
A little more than two years after opening at Jordan Creek Town Center, a West Des Moines mini-golf course and duckpin bowling alley is closing.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 12 Mar. 2026
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Nur Mahdi al-Shahdi wasn’t born just once, but several times throughout the years of his life in the alleys.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The woman was riding a 2026 Yamaha Vino north on Carter Drive when a 2014 Nissan Sentra attempted to turn from an alley onto the roadway and entered her path, according to Arlington police.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
A little more than two years after opening at Jordan Creek Town Center, a West Des Moines mini-golf course and duckpin bowling alley is closing.
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
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Magen David Adom, Israel's rescue service, released video showing a large crater in a street and shrapnel damage to an apartment building.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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At the spring 2026 collections last September and October, runway fantasies like bows and face paint seeped right off the runways and into the streets.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The road is closed from exit 1A to I-35 North in Overland Park.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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In San Diego County alone, his namesakes include a park, a highway, a recreation center and multiple schools.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The truck came with a set of P 275/65/18 all-season highway tires that rode nicely and helped the truck achieve pretty decent fuel economy (for a truck with a very thirsty reputation) and a range of over 500 miles.—
Bryan Rogala,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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