1
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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as in route
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 avenue
The Panthers are top-heavy at the position, but there are plenty of avenues for upgrades and development on the depth chart.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Goals can provide an avenue for channeling their energy toward achievement and self-expression.
—Dr. Susan Buttross/american Academy Of Pediatrics, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
But rather than going down this path, there are several avenues Trump could pursue that would de facto split apart the alliance without having to go through the dramatic formalities of pulling out of NATO.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But most scenes exhaust all comic avenues within a few seconds.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Goals can provide an avenue for channeling their energy toward achievement and self-expression.
—Dr. Susan Buttross/american Academy Of Pediatrics, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
But rather than going down this path, there are several avenues Trump could pursue that would de facto split apart the alliance without having to go through the dramatic formalities of pulling out of NATO.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But most scenes exhaust all comic avenues within a few seconds.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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Whoever first hawked the product on the streets of the Windy City, only Rueckheim was able to turn it into an American institution.—
Teddy Brokaw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Rather than taking place in a single location, the eight-part series will hop from country to country, unfolding everywhere from the Libyan coast to the streets of Madrid, with principal photography taking place across the U.K., Marta and Spain.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers — friends, family and other runners — support us along the route.—
George B. Sánchez-Tello,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Nashville Public Library has unveiled an oral history of Music Row featuring the executives and industry insiders who know the iconic thoroughfare best.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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Located in a strip mall along the busy thoroughfare, the store had debuted in fall of 2020.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Mar. 2025
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But Giddens herself has often experienced her own career as a lonely, even alienating exercise in trying to carve an industry path that barely previously existed.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ariane 6 and Vega C are costly, lack a path to reusability, and aren't geared to match SpaceX's blistering launch cadence.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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The back-bone contusion that prematurely ended his 2024-25 campaign after 30 games stemmed from a fall during a Mar. 19 road win vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Foreign assistance has started to arrive, but efforts have been stifled by buckled roads, collapsed bridges and downed cell towers.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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Furthermore, this approach offers a fresh perspective by highlighting other underserved areas of the country that may deserve consideration.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The deal highlights Max’s approach in France, where the service, which launched last year, is available directly, as well as non-exclusively on pay-TV platform Canal+ and Amazon Prime.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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As the snow eased and major highways reopened, strong winds and travel warnings remained.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Here’s your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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Poppies and tulips will soon blossom, most noticeably along the banks of local freeways.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Step two: Pave a freeway through Paradise Valley at the government’s expense.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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