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Recent Examples of alleyway
The festive warmth of bustling alleyways, the joy of family gatherings and the breathtaking fireworks displays along the riverside all come together to convey heartfelt wishes for a joyful Chinese New Year.
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WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
The idea came to me as a traveler strolling the alleyways of Taiwan’s famous Dihua Street.
—Natalie Keng, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Instead of the typical suites and hotel hallways, visitors are invited to luxuriate in grad riads and explore winding alleyways.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The city has had trouble reviving its allure with tourists, while its bars and nightclubs, once teeming with crowds squeezed into narrow alleyways, now draw fewer revelers.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
The idea came to me as a traveler strolling the alleyways of Taiwan’s famous Dihua Street.
—Natalie Keng, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Instead of the typical suites and hotel hallways, visitors are invited to luxuriate in grad riads and explore winding alleyways.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The city has had trouble reviving its allure with tourists, while its bars and nightclubs, once teeming with crowds squeezed into narrow alleyways, now draw fewer revelers.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
Noun
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This album is taking listeners on a journey of raw power, which is right up Scorpio’s alley.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Also in the alley, a spell can alter the storminess of the night sky.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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The city made two additional calls over that weekend, including one saying some entries fit the description of a crack in the street rather than a pothole.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As armored tanks drove down the main thoroughfare, scared and teary-eyed residents acknowledged being at a total loss.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2025
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Another ordinance gives squirrels the right of way on all public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares in Olney, and implements a $750 fine for harassing one.—
Michelle Mastro,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Currently, the road is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to protect seal pups and minimize human disturbance, as this is when National Park Service staff is present to monitor the area.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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Up the narrow state highways, the landscape shifts to farmland, with grazing cattle and tall stalks of green.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Several local roads and highways, including the Sunrise Highway, were closed as firefighters battled the blazes.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the roadway remains closed as authorities investigate and clear the wreckage.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Excepting a limited few number of supercars, there’s very little that can hope to keep up with this vehicle in a boulevard sprint.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Minneapolis may soon require gardeners to get a permit for their planter boxes in the boulevard strip between the sidewalk and street.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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