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Recent Examples of alleyway
Chocolates Crafted for Royalty After touring the Prince’s Palace, continue strolling through the narrow alleyways dating back to the Middle Ages in Monaco’s original old town, Le Rocher.
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Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Spider-Man goes to chow down on his free pizza in an alleyway while putting on his normal attire and discovers a DVD player in mint condition by the dumpster and decides to take it home.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The female English Bulldog, white with tan markings, was found at about 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday in an alleyway in DeSoto, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, local police said.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
They were first discovered after a woman went out into an alleyway to do laundry around noon on Jan. 6 and saw one of the bombs near the Republican National Committee headquarters.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Spider-Man goes to chow down on his free pizza in an alleyway while putting on his normal attire and discovers a DVD player in mint condition by the dumpster and decides to take it home.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The female English Bulldog, white with tan markings, was found at about 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday in an alleyway in DeSoto, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, local police said.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
They were first discovered after a woman went out into an alleyway to do laundry around noon on Jan. 6 and saw one of the bombs near the Republican National Committee headquarters.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
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Meanwhile, Amazon has earmarked $100 billion for AI over the next decade, and may spend $35 billion just in northern Virginia’s datacenter alley.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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In his first week as chief, Miami Springs police reported the arrest of three teens wandering in an alley at 2:30 a.m. near the city’s pool.—
Theo Karantsalis,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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According to police, neighbors on the otherwise idyllic-looking street had no idea what was going on inside.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Replacing the outgoing Forte, the new Kia K4 is slightly larger and roomier than its predecessor and brings more street style to the table as well.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Five months after Seattle completed its three-year construction project for a new bus rapid transit line along a main thoroughfare, neighbors are beginning to take stock.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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Second line parades and gatherings at the historic St. Augustine Church occur on weekends, musicians may gather in Congo Square on a Tuesday, or a high-school band may practice in the road.—
Jenny Adams,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Winchester Avenue closed The road is closed from Raytown Road to I-435 South in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: According to an Urban Institute analysis, that criteria could likely metro Atlanta suburbs and exurbs — areas which would likely favor highway and major roadway widening or construction.—
Kristal Dixon,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The blueprint for Elkhart, Indiana, included remaking a neighborhood where low-income residents had been displaced by a highway, and turning one of the Rust Belt’s many brownfields—former industrial locations—into a park.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Floodwaters surged through the roadways in several cities throughout Simpson County, Kentucky.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Portions of Pacific Coast Highway and other roadways were closed because of mudslides and flooding.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The main parade begins at Bay to Bay and Bayshore boulevards and continues along downtown to Brorein Street, then turns on Ashley Drive.—
Michelle Stark,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Just up the boulevard is his other go-to, Grocery Outlet.—
Francine Kiefer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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