Synonyms of boulevard
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the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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One deputy in a sheriff’s vehicle heading to the Granite Bay campus was involved in a traffic collision at the nearby intersection of Sierra College and Douglas boulevards, said Elise Soviar, a sheriff’s spokesperson.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Paris — Anyone visiting Paris just over a decade ago would doubtless have been charmed by the city’s timeless attractions — brasseries serving delicious food, museums crammed with famous works of art, boulevards of chic stores — all overlooked by the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returns Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police are locking down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle expected to draw tens of thousands of fans.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
On social media, some Latinos have been calling for the many murals of Chavez to be painted over, and for schools and boulevards bearing his name to be renamed after Huerta.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Paris — Anyone visiting Paris just over a decade ago would doubtless have been charmed by the city’s timeless attractions — brasseries serving delicious food, museums crammed with famous works of art, boulevards of chic stores — all overlooked by the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower.
—Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returns Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police are locking down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle expected to draw tens of thousands of fans.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
On social media, some Latinos have been calling for the many murals of Chavez to be painted over, and for schools and boulevards bearing his name to be renamed after Huerta.
—Adrian Florido, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulevard. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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boulevard
noun
bou·le·vard
ˈbu̇l-ə-ˌvärd 
ˈbül-
: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides
Etymology
from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark
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