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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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Sure enough, when Richard finds his way into that alley mere seconds later, the jig is like a beloved 2009 Pixar film: up.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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His teenage nephew was gunned down by police in a dark riverside alley during an anti-drug operation in suburban Caloocan city in August 2017.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In July 2024, some Barcelona residents sprayed water at tourists eating on Las Ramblas, a storied pedestrian street.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Melbourne street race has seen its fencing being painted black, specifically around the starting grid area.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ambient pop number was inspired by the couple’s first date on Los Angeles’ famed thoroughfare Sunset Blvd.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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That means a return to Sacramento’s freeways, thoroughfares and surface streets that funnel them there.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Mar. 2025
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New York has completed the first leg of its road back-to-back.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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As the snow eased and major highways reopened, strong winds and travel warnings remained.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The highway segment sees average daily traffic volumes ranging from 48,000 vehicles at its north end, near C-470, to 30,000 around Highlands Ranch Parkway, according to state traffic data.—
John Aguilar,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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Only emergency vehicles may navigate the roadway, the California Department of Transportation said.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
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
Noun
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In the decades that followed, hordes of white college students flocked to The Strip, the stretch of A1A between Las Olas and Sunrise boulevards, and piled into motels.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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This grand avenue was modeled after 19th-century French engineer Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s Parisian boulevards, and it’s lined with a roll call of ornate late 19th and early 20th-century architecture, a historic neighborhood second to none in the United States.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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