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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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as in paths
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America
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Recent Examples of avenues
One of the simplest avenues for Eldridge to once again get regular playing time would be for the team to option him back to Triple-A Sacramento.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Badly run local governments, keen to massage numbers as well as find avenues for the huge oversupply of concrete and steel, compounded the problem.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Officers took remote control of a city camera at Lyndale and 24th avenues, and pointed it at the home.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
There are legal avenues to go after the personal assets of a business owner, in some cases.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Coal and natural gas keep emerging as avenues to prosperity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
An ambitious man, always pursuing new avenues for his creativity, Powell experimented with different media (radio, film and television) at a time when not many did.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The Gary Redevelopment Department owns the J-Pit, a brownfield site, located near Colfax Avenue and 17th and 21st avenues.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
And there's so many different avenues of horror.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
Badly run local governments, keen to massage numbers as well as find avenues for the huge oversupply of concrete and steel, compounded the problem.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Officers took remote control of a city camera at Lyndale and 24th avenues, and pointed it at the home.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
There are legal avenues to go after the personal assets of a business owner, in some cases.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Coal and natural gas keep emerging as avenues to prosperity.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
An ambitious man, always pursuing new avenues for his creativity, Powell experimented with different media (radio, film and television) at a time when not many did.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The Gary Redevelopment Department owns the J-Pit, a brownfield site, located near Colfax Avenue and 17th and 21st avenues.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
And there's so many different avenues of horror.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
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Montreal police warned fans outside the building not to bring any pyrotechnics or fireworks, concerned about the kind of scene a Game 6 win would create in the city’s streets.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Arlo might be better off in Peter’s care than on the streets, but only just.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Place the bait stations along visible ant trails, near the edges of garden beds, along borders, fence lines, patios, or paths where ants travel, keeping roughly 5 to 10 feet of distance between them.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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These are not the kinds of establishments that are at home on busy city thoroughfares or town squares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Thousands of marchers flooded the thoroughfares of Venice to protest the presence of Israel at the Venice Biennale, with many national pavilions shuttering in solidarity.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 May 2026
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The other routes would have led to a more boring story.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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In particular, several east-west routes will see longer hours and more frequency during June and July to help link riders to the streetcar and the World Cup Fan Fest on the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Extending housing to remote areas requires new roads, water systems, sewers, schools, and fire protection, all of which are costly and often opposed by local governments.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The tech giant has also committed to investments in schools and nonprofit organizations in Richland Parish, as well as more than $300 million to help improve local infrastructure, from roads to wastewater management.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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There are hints for a discreteness in some approaches to quantum gravity, for example string theory or loop quantum gravity, but the situation is far from clear.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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The leaders of the future may need to be AI fluent, not just AI aware, using agentic-first approaches in automating mundane tasks, and, most importantly, focusing on agile problem resolution.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).—
Phan Khang,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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From scenic highways and spontaneous detours to roadside inns and vintage diners, road trips offer a certain kind of freedom and ambiance that a flight can simply never replicate.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Pollution from the Port of Oakland and nearby freeways has long been a social equity issue for some residents – and now, there is a push for another freeway, Interstate 580, to shoulder some of that burden.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The council also exempted from SB 79 areas that are close to a transit stop but violate the spirit of SB 79 because residents can’t walk to it easily because of barriers like canyons, freeways or a lack of sidewalks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Avenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenues. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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