Main Street

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Recent Examples of Main Street Don't forget this year's festival combining chocolate, wine and whiskey at Main Street Station. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 The Founders Philly Freeze-Out takes over a stretch of Main Street from 11am-4pm with ice carving demonstrations, food trucks, a winter market, and family friendly activities. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 The development, named Union 93, was originally envisioned as having 350 apartments, some businesses, and a plaza across from Meridian City Hall on Broadway Avenue and Main Street. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025 An emergency shelter was set up at First Baptist Church in Old Fort, at 203 E. Main Street. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Main Street 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Main Street
Noun
  • In January 1975, on a side street in New Haven, Conn., surrounded by the campus of Yale University, a small French restaurant featuring live music opened its doors, with an unlikely name — Toad’s Place.
    Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
  • On a side street, Mr. Hernandez moved each koi into its own sturdy plastic bag of clean water, then packed them into boxes.
    Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • It has also been impacted by the cancellation of tax-free shopping in the U.K., its home market, and a growing — and increasingly polished — handbag offer from high street and contemporary competitors.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the latest hit to the U.K.’s retail industry.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Travel is strongly discouraged, but if necessary, drivers are urged to slow down, maintain extra distance between vehicles, and exercise caution on bridges, overpasses, and secondary roads.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • On Saturday, officials in northern Alabama said schools could remain closed Monday if ice doesn't melt off secondary roads.
    SARA CLINE AND BEN FINLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • While sunlight melted snow in some areas on Wednesday, some school districts noted rural and side roads were still ice- and slush-covered in their announcements.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
  • 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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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Main%20Street. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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