as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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Recent Examples of boulevard
Concerns about making the project area, roughly from the riverfront to the I-75 interchange, more walkable are key, including suggesting that fewer lanes should be considered — beyond the reduction from nine to six on the boulevard already envisioned by MDOT.
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Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Low-speed boulevards would be constructed alongside the highway for local travel.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
No wonder Willie Nelson's bronze statue stands guard over the studio's entrance on his namesake boulevard.
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—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
Whole Foods is closing its store at Tatum and Shea boulevards, but will open a new facility a mile away at PV, the new development replacing Paradise Valley Mall.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Low-speed boulevards would be constructed alongside the highway for local travel.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
No wonder Willie Nelson's bronze statue stands guard over the studio's entrance on his namesake boulevard.
Need a break?
—Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
Whole Foods is closing its store at Tatum and Shea boulevards, but will open a new facility a mile away at PV, the new development replacing Paradise Valley Mall.
—Axios Phoenix, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boulevard
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This spirited restaurant is on the main street in Urbanna, ideal for stopping by after exploring the shops nearby.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Givens opened the door and jumped out, rolling onto the street, badly scraping her arms, legs and stomach.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The highway administration approves the plans; state and local jurisdictions oversee construction.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Protesters again gathered outside the parliament building on the main Rustaveli Avenue thoroughfare, launching fireworks at the building and at police lines.David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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There’s a restaurant for every craving and any budget along Bay View’s main thoroughfare.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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This weekend, the Festival of the Arts returns to downtown Tempe and the APS Electric Light Parade returns to Phoenix, bringing with them road closures.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Washington’s only hiccups were an early 82-68 road loss to Montana and a 67-68 road loss to No. 5 Louisiana State, a game which the Huskies led for almost all four quarters before falling in the final seconds.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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The first involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the freeway near Recker Road in Mesa.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Police confirmed that no officers or motorists on the freeway were injured during the incident.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Since the summer, the city has cleared a number of homeless encampments from North Park to the Dan Ryan expressway as part of a larger initiative to close such sites down and relocate residents to shelters or other housing.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024
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With no approval yet the expressway is still years away with a cost or construction timetable unknown.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Few brands have followed this same exact route, but some have clearly been reading the room.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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This second route, the one Patient X was using to recognize emotions, goes directly to the lower part of the brain (to the amygdala).Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The couple had been driving around a roadway near the San Cayetano farm in Guatemala’s municipality of Chicacao, Suchitepéquez, at around noon when the incident happened, per reports.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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South-central Michigan could see 2-4 inches of snow with gusty winds up to 35 mph, leading to slippery roadways.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boulevard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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