as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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Recent Examples of boulevard
Others, which also could adopt the Lynx branding, include projects along Federal and Colorado boulevards and another from Boulder to Longmont on Colorado 119.
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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
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
The Colorado Department of Transportation is leading the planning for additional BRT projects to relieve vehicle congestion on Federal and Colorado boulevards.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
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
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
The Colorado Department of Transportation is leading the planning for additional BRT projects to relieve vehicle congestion on Federal and Colorado boulevards.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boulevard
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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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Studies from the Seoul Institute found the area around the stream is now 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than nearby streets.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 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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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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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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Looking ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential race, a prominent candidate with national ambitions would face a very tricky road running for new positions in back-to-back election cycles.—
Joshua Spivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, transportation officials use avalanche forecasts to assess road safety, including a highway where a slide recently pushed a vehicle off the road.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bikes that belong in this nascent category are mainly focused on urban riding, and some (but not all) can also achieve freeway speeds for short bursts.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The California Highway Patrol received a call just before 1 a.m. about an Infiniti sedan stopped east of Coal Canyon Road, which goes beneath the freeway, said CHP officer and spokesman Sergio Rivera.—
Ryanne Mena,
Orange County Register,
26 Feb. 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, stablecoins’ near-instant settlement wipes out multi-day banking delays, transforming outdated payment rails into a financial expressway.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Liverpool’s fixture list isn’t the kindest Liverpool blank in Gameweek 29 means selling Salah (£13.8m) is an easy route to buying Erling Haaland (£14.7m), who looks to be the best captain for the next two gameweeks as Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City.—
Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The travelers generally spent a lot of time budgeting and planning the routes for the trip to be the most efficient for time and outlay.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes,
13 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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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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“Boulevard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boulevard. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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