1
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues
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2
as in route
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 avenue
The Italianate-style townhouse is located in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, near the corner of Park and Lexington avenues.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Today, technology capabilities offer far more sophisticated functions than those in years past, and this offers another avenue for (re)discovering where GenAI and agentic systems can generate value.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Today, technology capabilities offer far more sophisticated functions than those in years past, and this offers another avenue for (re)discovering where GenAI and agentic systems can generate value.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
Rodman soon found four baby ducklings in the catch basin of a sewer on 13th and Manitowoc avenues.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenue
Noun
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Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.—
Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
Noun
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But that doesn’t mean the club would avoid going that route if the player fits.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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The renovation also includes conspicuous cameras along the walkway and the removal of all parking options along the thoroughfare.—
David J. Bohnet,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The best way to attract talent is by positioning customer service as a high-visibility path to marketing, product or sales.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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This week’s visit to South Carolina proves that he’s headed down that path.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The northernmost portion of the path cuts through Macken Park before moving to the road as the park ends at Clark Ferguson Drive.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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People have died in Kerr County and roads were flooding in Kerrville, a city of 25,000 people about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
Noun
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His approach to the book project was to marry the factual fidelity required of an official battalion history with a novelistic evocation of life on the front.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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There are many different types of crabgrass (Digitaria spp), but getting rid of them requires the same approach, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The project aims to open the new highway crossing by 2032.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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The fight between Paul and Chávez Jr. took place in Anaheim, California, just a few miles down the freeway from Los Angeles.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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The judge added that Brewer was shot while on a freeway in 2018, and the bullet is still lodged in his chest. Brewer declined to speak on his behalf in court.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenue. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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