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
Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s one particularly captivating stretch near Santa Margherita Ligure, between Portofino’s iconic piazzetta and Rapallo’s picturesque carrugi (the town’s warren of narrow medieval streets).
—Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
The layout on the city’s vibrant and challenging streets has become a fan favorite and has featured the most on-track passes on a street course in nearly three years.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But parents are being ripped from their children in the streets.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
After previously taking place on Second and Third streets, Oktoberfest moved to Fifth Street in 2023.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Fairgoers can take advantage of Valley Regional Transit, which will shuttle people from any VRT stop to 13th and Ridenbaugh streets (about two blocks from the fair) — and back afterward.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
The movement first drew tens of thousands into the streets in June, staging marches and rallies in cities across the country.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s one particularly captivating stretch near Santa Margherita Ligure, between Portofino’s iconic piazzetta and Rapallo’s picturesque carrugi (the town’s warren of narrow medieval streets).
—Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2025
The layout on the city’s vibrant and challenging streets has become a fan favorite and has featured the most on-track passes on a street course in nearly three years.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But parents are being ripped from their children in the streets.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
After previously taking place on Second and Third streets, Oktoberfest moved to Fifth Street in 2023.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Fairgoers can take advantage of Valley Regional Transit, which will shuttle people from any VRT stop to 13th and Ridenbaugh streets (about two blocks from the fair) — and back afterward.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
The movement first drew tens of thousands into the streets in June, staging marches and rallies in cities across the country.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streets
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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
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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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Residents have told the Riverworks Development Corporation that many trucks use neighborhood roads instead of sticking to West Vienna Avenue and North Third Street, which are the two thoroughfares bordering the warehouse.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The main thoroughfares, Bridge Street and Castlebar Street, are lined with homegrown shops, cafés, and pubs situated in historic buildings.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Waymos have been driving freeways with no safety driver for some time now, but service is limited to Alphabet employees and empty vehicles.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, at the time the area was rapidly changing as new homes were built and freeways constructed.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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On a spring day in 1869, at a salon on one of Paris’s bustling boulevards, a group of prominent thinkers — including some of Pasteur’s close colleagues — discussed science’s future.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Glória Funicular route is short but steep, beginning at the Praça dos Restauradores station in Baixa, right beside Avenida da Liberdade, one of Lisbon's grand boulevards.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Crews will also maintain safe travel routes to support twice-daily fuel convoys to the Wishon hydroelectric station.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Already, the agency has added new public education messaging inside buses and along routes, transit officials said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Intelligent highway, city, and parking capabilities At the core of this technology is High-speed Navigation Cruise Assist, which allows the SUV to easily handle national highways, urban expressways, and ring roads.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Streets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streets. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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