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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
Emerging tools, however, hold the potential to optimize operations at scale for both cost and service levels, unlocking new avenues for value creation.
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Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital , one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, YouTube all offered new avenues to spread its message to men, women and children around the world.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
What followed were a set of studies for NASA, from within and outside the agency, to help pinpoint avenues to cut MSR costs and shorten the calendar time for return to Earth of prime-time Mars collectibles.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Infinite Attention At An Infinite Scale Generative AI can become your life-long companion across all avenues of your life.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
These avenues transport red and blue light—the best wavelengths for photosynthesis—into the shell while blocking harmful ultraviolet radiation.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Birch, though, keeps each car on its own steel bed, which is lifted to its berth in one of the long, five-car-high avenues which are jaw-dropping in their scale.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
Understandably, the coaching staff doesn’t want to upset the apple cart too much within the top six, but avenues exist to find Skinner more premium ice time.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Russia continues to suffer military defeats in the strategically vital , one of Moscow's most crucial avenues for political and economic influence into the Mediterranean and beyond.
—Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, YouTube all offered new avenues to spread its message to men, women and children around the world.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
What followed were a set of studies for NASA, from within and outside the agency, to help pinpoint avenues to cut MSR costs and shorten the calendar time for return to Earth of prime-time Mars collectibles.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Infinite Attention At An Infinite Scale Generative AI can become your life-long companion across all avenues of your life.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
These avenues transport red and blue light—the best wavelengths for photosynthesis—into the shell while blocking harmful ultraviolet radiation.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Birch, though, keeps each car on its own steel bed, which is lifted to its berth in one of the long, five-car-high avenues which are jaw-dropping in their scale.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
Understandably, the coaching staff doesn’t want to upset the apple cart too much within the top six, but avenues exist to find Skinner more premium ice time.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
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Leaders from nontraditional paths bring unique insights, challenge established norms and serve as catalysts for innovation.—
Anna Barnhill,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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The brothers -- who were convicted in the 1990s for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez -- have three possible paths to freedom.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
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Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, crews are continuing to work to clear the roads as temperatures sits near zero with negative wind chills.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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The Capitol Police have stepped up security for the event, closing roads and increasing patrols around the Capitol grounds.—
Kate Selig,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Travelers should be cautious, especially along major highways like Interstate 90 and 35, as conditions could remain hazardous.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Still, by fully embracing data, businesses can gain a comprehensive view of their current impact and identify effective ways to reduce carbon emissions in the future.—
Robert Bailkoski,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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This can be done in numerous ways.—
James Peters,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Avenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenues. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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