as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end
Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac
Reconstruct Fulton Street between Front Street and High Street and Mound Street between Front Street and the cul-de-sac.
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Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Tucked into a cul-de-sac, the 5,500-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath multilevel residence appears dressed in black next to lush landscaping.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
The cul-de-sac is lit up with myriad snowmen, reindeer, light-up flamingos, cartoon characters, nutcrackers and lights of all colors.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Look for blocks and cul-de-sacs where multiple houses go all out, which adds to the glow.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Tucked into a cul-de-sac, the 5,500-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath multilevel residence appears dressed in black next to lush landscaping.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
The cul-de-sac is lit up with myriad snowmen, reindeer, light-up flamingos, cartoon characters, nutcrackers and lights of all colors.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: Look for blocks and cul-de-sacs where multiple houses go all out, which adds to the glow.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cul-de-sac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
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At least by opening odds, the closest game is the final clash of the week, with the No. 5 Minnesota Vikings 2-point road favorites at the No. 4 Rams.Hannah Vanbiber, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Utah’s Brice Sensabaugh, a Lake Highland Prep product, led all scorers with 27 points off the bench in the 13-point road victory.Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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The once-leafy thoroughfares known as the Alphabet Streets now look like a nuclear bomb detonated at the Chase bank in the nearby shopping village.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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That triggered a new mandatory evacuation order for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon, with sections of the thoroughfare remaining closed to ward off excess traffic in the West Los Angeles area.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around.Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Video along the Pacific Coast Highway showed widespread destruction of homes and businesses along the famed roadway.Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Some of the city's oldest multifamily structures line the boulevard in one of its densest neighborhoods.Tara Prindiville, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The event, started by journalist and walking aficionado Michael Schneider, has hundreds of Angelenos trekking the length of an iconic boulevard every November on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
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The project, first launched in 2019, broke ground in February 2023 to connect the A417 highway bypass to the Cowley roundabout, a section of road that is currently a single-lane carriageway that slows traffic, transportation officials said.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
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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
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This meta concept opens up a whole avenue for storytelling.Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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The right lane is closed between US-69/18th Street Expressway and Southwest Boulevard/Mission Road/Exit 233A on northbound I-35.Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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Officers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-20 near South Cooper Street shortly after 2 a.m.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Cul-de-sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cul-de-sac. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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