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Recent Examples of side street
The freeway was expected to open in the hours after the crash, but authorities expected side streets where traffic was diverted could be affected for longer.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Ian hasn’t used his yet, but with winter approaching, carrying a set will give him peace of mind while navigating icy access roads to the ski hill, or even driving through unplowed side streets after a heavy snow.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
Drivers have seen the trucks using Ritter Avenue and side streets as parking lots or to reach the center.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Ian hasn’t used his yet, but with winter approaching, carrying a set will give him peace of mind while navigating icy access roads to the ski hill, or even driving through unplowed side streets after a heavy snow.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
Drivers have seen the trucks using Ritter Avenue and side streets as parking lots or to reach the center.
—Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
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The side roads are not being paid attention to, with the city and the state concentrating most of their attention on the larger roads.Dale Ellis, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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On a side road, where hundreds of attendees parked their cars, a Tesla cybertruck sported two Trump flags on the back.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Steward’s walk was the real deal: a four-hour amble along secondary roads past farmsteads and olive groves, the undulating terrain fanning out around us on all sides.Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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The Florida native’s two career IndyCar wins have both come on street circuits (Long Beach, Nashville – 2023) and the 2021 INDY NXT by Firestone Series Champion made it to Victory Circle in his debut INDY NXT race on the iconic 14-turn Florida street course.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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There are street lights and sidewalks; a park and a half-dozen schools lie within walking distance.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20street. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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