avenues

noun

plural of avenue
1
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

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2
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 Soldiers patrolled the city's commercial and government buildings Friday while an enhanced police presence could be seen on Ceuta's main avenues, Reuters reported. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Fighting back The harmful content perpetrated online echoed concerns among consumers, leading them to find avenues to protect themselves. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Lopes Lara views betting on the words people say at an awards show, a reality TV program or on an earnings call as a way to pull people into prediction markets from avenues other than sports. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 Global warming could open more avenues for invasion, the study added. — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Teams staffed by those groups will work on the CTA’s Green Line between Harlem and Central avenues; on the Blue Line’s O’Hare branch between Logan Square and O’Hare and on the Blue Line’s Forest Park branch between Austin and Forest Park. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Today, as avenues for discovering and sharing ideas continue to increase, the challenge is exacerbated by an endless stream of content at potential readers’ fingertips. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Houser wanted to remain a starter, especially after signing a two-year deal to join the rotation, but the Giants needed to explore other avenues. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 In recent years, Garver has transitioned her career into other avenues as well. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
  1. streets
  2. paths
  3. thoroughfares
  4. routes
  5. roads
  6. approaches
  7. highways
  8. freeways
Noun
  • My neighborhood Nextdoor app, which covers a wide swath in DeKalb County and surrounding areas, has been lighting up in recent weeks with reports of coyotes spotted in backyards, city streets and even schoolyards.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Some Syrians celebrated in the streets after the death sentence handed down to al-Assad and his younger brother, Maher.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • However, dams severely disrupt aquatic ecosystems by blocking migratory paths to historic spawning grounds, fragmenting species populations, and trapping crucial nutrients.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And Obregón’s done it while blazing new paths in construction, an industry where Hispanic women are rarely CEOs.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • For example, in the San Fernando Valley, a person could leave the car at home when in walking proximity to bus lines on major thoroughfares, such as Line 165 on Vanowen Street that connects Burbank to West Hills.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Towns were depopulated or abandoned altogether; farmland was left fallow; forests regrew; busy thoroughfares fell silent and grand villas derelict.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • One of the alternative routes would reduce the project’s footprint in the Anza-Borrego Desert by about nine miles, and go through the community of Borrego Springs instead.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Gabriel’s routes to points are sensational, with eight goal involvements last season, plus earning defensive contribution points on 11 occasions and 30 bonus points.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Drone footage shared by the city showed houses, vehicles and roads submerged in muddy floodwater.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There are new protections to make roads safer around schools and school zones.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • But classes, workshops, books and experience have taught me practical approaches to developing outlines, deepening character arcs or revising scenes.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The team also hopes similar approaches will be used to learn more about other huge volcanic eruptions like Los Chocoyos in Guatemala and the Oruanui eruption in New Zealand 26,000 years ago.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Trains and highways were shut down, and thousands of travelers were stranded at Narita International Airport, which serves Tokyo.
    — NPR Staff, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Our internal highways are made up of intricate webs of nerves, arteries and glands that snake in and out of our organs.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • While school traffic is largely confined to non-freeways, interstate traffic does impact the school commute.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The one-off 200-Ah 72-V battery pack is said to be suitable for spirited performance both in the city and on freeways.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of freeways

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