avenue
noun
, -ˌnyü\
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Synonyms for avenue
Synonyms
arterial, artery, boulevard, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way
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The report said that this could present itself as after-school tutoring or home visits, which the educator also might use as an avenue for building trust with the child's parents. — Brieanna J. Frank, azcentral, "How to talk to your kids about teacher sexual misconduct — and what red flags to watch for," 27 Aug. 2019 All of a sudden, the Foxes began to have an avenue down the left hand side. — SI.com, "Sheffield United 1-2 Leicester: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Barnes Stunner Earns Foxes the Points," 24 Aug. 2019 In addition to keeping them fit and allowing them to enjoy competing, swimming has been an avenue for the Benda family to get involved as volunteers for SAA-Baltimore. — Elizabeth Heubeck, baltimoresun.com, "Rising Hereford High junior takes plunge: From competitive swimmer to volunteer coach, Caroline Benda follows in mom’s footsteps," 22 Aug. 2019 Sometimes, Meister said, the compromise can offer an avenue for students to get into their flagship eventually. — Teghan Simonton, USA Today, "College recruiters aggressively go after out-of-state kids," 19 Aug. 2019 Others had shared stories of overcoming personal tragedy, giving me hope and an avenue to conquer my times of despair and sadness. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Festival of Books is a paradise for bibliophiles," 17 Aug. 2019 The first, by us and Jamie Hitchen, found that WhatsApp was an especially important avenue for smaller political parties and new voters in Sierra Leone. — Thomas Molony, Quartz Africa, "Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them," 16 Aug. 2019 Foxconn saw temp workers as an avenue to trim costs, China Labor Watch said in its report. — Los Angeles Times, "Chinese Foxconn factory making Amazon gear misused teenage interns," 9 Aug. 2019 The Farmers Market on Grand Parkway provides local vendors and farmers an avenue to present their wares to the community. — Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, "THIS WEEK: Katy ISD board of trustees to meet on Monday," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'avenue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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