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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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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
Soto is looking at various avenues to help youth baseball players.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
In the parlance of AI, those steps are a form of supervised fine-tuning (SFT), which will constitute the first of two overarching preprocessing avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Partnering with your employee assistance program can also yield benefits and new avenues for people to learn about.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Chadwick's initiative targets the root causes of these barriers, creating avenues for girls to try karting without the overwhelming pressure or costs typically associated with the sport.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For now, fans are sharing their memories of Henderson through social media posts and other avenues.
—Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Finally, the fall of the Assad regime opens several potential avenues to hold accountable the former government officials, military officers, and scientists responsible for using chemical weapons.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Because string theory math can be expressed in several different forms, theorists have to explore multiple possible avenues to find the most fruitful formulation.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Subnational diplomacy has grown more vital as cities open avenues for collaboration solving problems that national governments can’t manage.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
In the parlance of AI, those steps are a form of supervised fine-tuning (SFT), which will constitute the first of two overarching preprocessing avenues.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Partnering with your employee assistance program can also yield benefits and new avenues for people to learn about.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Chadwick's initiative targets the root causes of these barriers, creating avenues for girls to try karting without the overwhelming pressure or costs typically associated with the sport.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
For now, fans are sharing their memories of Henderson through social media posts and other avenues.
—Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Finally, the fall of the Assad regime opens several potential avenues to hold accountable the former government officials, military officers, and scientists responsible for using chemical weapons.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Because string theory math can be expressed in several different forms, theorists have to explore multiple possible avenues to find the most fruitful formulation.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Subnational diplomacy has grown more vital as cities open avenues for collaboration solving problems that national governments can’t manage.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenues
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Fink’s father, a fourth-generation railroader also named David Fink, first crossed paths with Mellon in the 1970s, as Mellon later recounted in his memoir.Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Stay nimble, curious, responsive and be open to exploring unexpected roles or paths that may align with your larger vision.Britney Porter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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Use of the technology could help cut down on the crowds of people who hover near gates, creating confusion and congestion and at times blocking concourse thoroughfares.Alexandra Skores, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Highway Operations Center will be keeping an eye on Connecticut roads and look out for disabled vehicles and any crashes, Morgan said.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines.Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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The growth in automobile sales, airline and bus travel, subsidized highways, civil unrest in ’67 and ’68, and white flight to the suburbs all took a toll on national and local rail demand.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Travelers should be cautious, especially along major highways like Interstate 90 and 35, as conditions could remain hazardous.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The city will also ask employers to let workers work at home rather than clog the freeways as usual.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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As the liturgical season of Advent comes to a close, here are three different ways people around the world celebrate the season – with food.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some aspire to find like-minded, respectful partners, while others prioritize their happiness and autonomy in different ways.Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Avenues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenues. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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