as in roads
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
going the wrong way on a one-way street
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Recent Examples of streets
On Tuesday, more than a million fans took to the streets to celebrate Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16, a feat the national team hadn’t achieved since 1986, and with each victory, the human tide grows.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 July 2026
Finally, more and more of these electric bicycles are going as fast as cars on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 30 mph.
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Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The streets of Tehran were noticeably fuller Sunday as funeral events for the late Iranian supreme leader gathered pace.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Around 600 outreach workers would also canvass the streets looking for those in need of help, Mamdani said.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Ben felt that his biggest contribution to Civil Rights would not be marching in the streets, but instead demonstrating his capabilities to others in influential positions through performance, negotiation, and results.
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Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Wired earbuds aren't dead yet, especially since Apple's iconic EarPods are making a fashion statement in urban streets.
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Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.
—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 July 2026
Finally, more and more of these electric bicycles are going as fast as cars on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 30 mph.
—
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The streets of Tehran were noticeably fuller Sunday as funeral events for the late Iranian supreme leader gathered pace.
—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Around 600 outreach workers would also canvass the streets looking for those in need of help, Mamdani said.
—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2026
Ben felt that his biggest contribution to Civil Rights would not be marching in the streets, but instead demonstrating his capabilities to others in influential positions through performance, negotiation, and results.
—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Wired earbuds aren't dead yet, especially since Apple's iconic EarPods are making a fashion statement in urban streets.
—
Kelsey Fogarty,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streets
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Rodríguez denied those claims, saying some remote areas were difficult to reach because roads were blocked by landslides and debris, forcing authorities to rely on motorcycles, drones and satellite imagery.
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The roads can become extremely dangerous during this period because of fog, smoke, black ice and poor visibility.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
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From the dramatic California coast to the historic thoroughfares of New England, the United States is brimming with scenic drives.
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Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping.
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The state issued a strong warning urging residents to prepare for a large aftershock, and to stay off freeways if possible.
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Another lithium-ion fire in 2024 forced authorities to close one of the major freeways leading out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a day.
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The incident began when Alnaji joined a rally on the corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards in support of Palestinians, while Kessler had attended a counter protest in support of Israel, The Times reported.
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On June 20, a masked woman climbed over a wall separating the Israeli Embassy from one of Tirana’s main boulevards, removed the Israeli flag and ripped it apart as onlookers cheered.
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The borough added that collection days are not changing, only the start time of the pickup routes.
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The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.
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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).
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
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Owings added that a traffic study was completed and there won’t be an impact on nearby roadways.
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“Streets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streets. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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