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Recent Examples of alleyway
One of Austin’s most exciting new(ish) culinary offerings is a walk-up coffee shop window in an East Austin alleyway.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But that record operated with textures best found in dark basements and sweaty alleyways; this one is brighter, crafted from a mood board of mid-2000s club hits and John Waters movies.
—Reanna Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Phoenix residents can petition the city to install gates to block access to alleyways.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
While responding to a call for a person with a weapon on the city's northwest side on June 26, police officers Kendall Corder and Christopher McCray were unexpectedly fired upon in an alleyway.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
But that record operated with textures best found in dark basements and sweaty alleyways; this one is brighter, crafted from a mood board of mid-2000s club hits and John Waters movies.
—Reanna Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Phoenix residents can petition the city to install gates to block access to alleyways.
—David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
While responding to a call for a person with a weapon on the city's northwest side on June 26, police officers Kendall Corder and Christopher McCray were unexpectedly fired upon in an alleyway.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleyway
Noun
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Clark was then captured on surveillance video parking in an alley behind the apartment the pair were staying, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing prosecutors.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Clark was then captured by surveillance video parking in an alley near the building and walking toward it with the container of gas, prosecutors said.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The Double Log Cabin location was met with concerns from area residents about traffic and safety on surrounding rural and narrow streets such as Gwynn and Smith Roads.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Tristen Paige Smith, of Cincinnati, was killed in a July 21 shooting on Autumn Drive, a residential street in the city of over 9,000 residents, officials confirmed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Strengthening infrastructure – Communities need to prioritize schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, dams, water supply, sewer, sanitation, power, cellular, internet service, etc.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Milligan's vehicle rolled and crashed on the roadway, according to court documents.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
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The boulevard, which connected Rosedale to Kansas City, was fast becoming a prime route for Sunday drives in the new age of automobiles. .—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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On the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, Mayor John Lindsay took the bold step of closing New York’s grand boulevard — Fifth Ave.—
Sam Schwartz,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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“Alleyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleyway. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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