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a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
going the wrong way on a one-way street
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Recent Examples of street
Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The city streets in Point Loma and Loma Portal were graded but not yet paved.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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Noun
The two-way street means Shepard is rooting for her as well and was similarly unbothered by her onscreen romance with fellow 2000s heartthrob Adam Brody in their rom-com series, Nobody Wants This.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The city streets in Point Loma and Loma Portal were graded but not yet paved.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti-street racing initiative.
—John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022
The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city.
—BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
Noun
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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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While Texas doesn't have a state property tax, local governments collect property taxes for public services like schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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On Thursday, the Trump administration also ordered an immediate halt of the $5 billion program aimed at building more EV charging stations on highways.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 23-year-old singer has a reputation for donning bold outfits at Hollywood events, from grungy loose-fitting streetwear to stunning Gucci suits.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Next, the return of textured, grungy, unbrushed hair, first popularized by festival girls Kate Moss and Alexa Chung.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 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
Adjective
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Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2024
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But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.—
Ed Wallace,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2024
Noun
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In the 1950s and 60s, the expansion of the 210 and 710 freeways upended the lives of thousands of Black residents in Pasadena.—
Jireh Deng,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The collision occurred on the eastbound side of the freeway near Valley View Street during rainy conditions.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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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Students walking or biking to Grant Union High School must cross the boulevard to get to neighborhoods to the east.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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