high street

British

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Recent Examples of high street The versatile piece, from the high street to luxury brands, serves as a foundational item for any footwear, trending handbag, and layering option on the market. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025 Primark, founded in Ireland and with a huge presence on British high streets, contributes about half of group profit to AB Foods, which also owns major grocery, sugar, agriculture and ingredients businesses. Reuters, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025 Questions have risen over the future of Santander’s international footprint, just two decades since its acquisition of Abbey National brought it to the front of Britain’s high street. Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025 And while players like Inditex, H&M, and Debenhams Group are innovating to stay afloat, the long-term future of high street fashion remains uncertain. Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high street
Noun
  • Little Rock, 1911: Main Street has seen many parades over the decades, but none larger or longer than that for the closing day of the United Confederate Veterans reunion.
    Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Park City’s historic Main Street, lined with shopping and dining venues, is just 15 minutes away.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The side streets are packed with little cafés and buzzy restaurants — Sushi Noz, Heidi’s, Hutch & Waldo, Hoexters — and West Village hot spots Cafe Commerce and American Bar have both moved to Lexington.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The offices are a warren of small, cluttered rooms located on a side street downtown.
    David Segal, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.
    Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

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“High street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20street. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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