as in streets
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 alleys
Back in 2014, it was rumored that Venice would soon begin charging tourists a hefty $620 fine for dragging their suitcases through the Italian city’s historic alleys and city squares; however, city officials swiftly denied that such a law would be enacted.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Other things like bowling alleys and arcades are being included in movie theaters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
When helping Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite conceptualize their restaurant DanDan, Three Sixty was inspired by hole-in-the-wall restaurants tucked away in the urban alleys of Shanghai.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser has offered cautious support, noting that the District has already spent years upgrading local streets, alleys, and tree coverage.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, winding alleys lead past plaques of Saint Catalina Thomàs—Mallorca’s patron saint—born in the village in 1533.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The city may still enforce rules banning sleeping on sidewalks and streets or in alleys and doorways.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The claustrophobia—alleys that might be almost 900 years old that have never seen the sun since they were built.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Only a handful of billiard halls and bowling alleys are doing business in Doral.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Other things like bowling alleys and arcades are being included in movie theaters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
When helping Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite conceptualize their restaurant DanDan, Three Sixty was inspired by hole-in-the-wall restaurants tucked away in the urban alleys of Shanghai.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser has offered cautious support, noting that the District has already spent years upgrading local streets, alleys, and tree coverage.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, winding alleys lead past plaques of Saint Catalina Thomàs—Mallorca’s patron saint—born in the village in 1533.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The city may still enforce rules banning sleeping on sidewalks and streets or in alleys and doorways.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The claustrophobia—alleys that might be almost 900 years old that have never seen the sun since they were built.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Only a handful of billiard halls and bowling alleys are doing business in Doral.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleys
Noun
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Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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What’s most inspiring about these showings of texture on the streets of New York fashion week is that more times than not, Black women are not widely embraced in all of their glory to live in their textures during these occasions.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The park itself is open year-round, though some roads and trails close in the winter due to weather.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like highways before them, these assets require major upfront investment, deliver stable cash flows over decades, and serve as essential enablers of growth.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Alleys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleys. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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