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
Officers searched the area and found Clem, dressed in all orange, and Daniels-Strickland with two others a few blocks away in an alley in the 1100 block between Ohio and Louisiana streets.
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Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
If grand castles and even grander natural beauty are up your alley, then Edinburgh is your perfect next solo destination.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
That is right up his alley as Fetter most recently oversaw Spectacle Series at Netflix.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
If grand castles and even grander natural beauty are up your alley, then Edinburgh is your perfect next solo destination.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
That is right up his alley as Fetter most recently oversaw Spectacle Series at Netflix.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley
Noun
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An app on her phone showed the brothers’ locations in the same place — down to the cross street — as the reported shooting.—
Sophia Peyser,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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To celebrate the event, the pair took part in a cutting demonstration in the middle of the street.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Roads and Railways The government has led the push for infrastructure capital expenditure through the roads and railways sectors, both of which are expected to receive higher allocations in the budget.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the watchful eye of sheriffs deputies who threatened to ticket anyone caught standing in the road, along with a small number of National Guard members, the protesters took turns screaming swears and warming up in nearby parked cars.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said Richardson was driving 104 mph and dangerously passing other motorists on the highway.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Interstates 55 and 22 remained closed in northern Mississippi as emergency crews used tow trucks and snowplows to clear the highways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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