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Recent Examples of alleyway
Just a five-minute walk from the Jamaica subway station and AirTrain, which takes travelers to JFK-Airport in under 15 minutes, Choices Women’s Medical Center rests in a quiet alleyway off a bustling avenue.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Firefighters, hindered by cinder blocks sealing off windows and doors, discovered the woman, believed to be in her 40s, dead in an alleyway behind the building.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
This time, police say Hoang made a break for it, jumping over a fence into an East 19th Street alleyway.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Days later, al-Baba says intelligence agents shifted Hiba to Dar al-Rahma, an orphanage nestled in a Damascus alleyway, so she couldn't be found.
—Mirna Alrached, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Firefighters, hindered by cinder blocks sealing off windows and doors, discovered the woman, believed to be in her 40s, dead in an alleyway behind the building.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
This time, police say Hoang made a break for it, jumping over a fence into an East 19th Street alleyway.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Days later, al-Baba says intelligence agents shifted Hiba to Dar al-Rahma, an orphanage nestled in a Damascus alleyway, so she couldn't be found.
—Mirna Alrached, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
Noun
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But the line snaking down an alley and up the main road is an indicator that this is the place to spend a raucous night all year long.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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While still on the scene, another call came out about a second gunshot victim in an alley in the 3300 block of West Lake Street.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In one video, officers were seen throwing smoke bombs and flash bangs onto the street to get people to disperse, so the authorities could drive away in vans, SUVs and military-style vehicles.—
Greg Wehner , Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Like the old streets in so many cities, which were meant to bring out the history, turned out to be repetitions everywhere.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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There is a road closure on Liberty Street from Wyoming Street exit 1B to I-670 West.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Arriving in Huntsville, visitors are greeted by a towering Saturn V rocket that looms beside the highway like a monolith of American achievement.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Moments earlier, around 3 p.m. April 1, the man had allegedly pointed a gun at officers and other drivers on the highway, before dropping the gun and fleeing.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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By midday, the crowd had spilled onto several streets, prompting police to close roadways, as marchers headed toward the Tower Bridge.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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DeSantis says protesters on roadways can be run over by drivers.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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The roadway will become a boulevard similar to national park roads, Botich said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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With one entrance at La Rambla, a wide boulevard running through the heart of the city center, this is a popular place for lunch or a light snack at one of its many bars.—
Jennifer Fernández Solano,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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