through street

noun

Definition of through streetnext
as in side street

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for through street
  1. side street
  2. street
  3. side road
  4. high road
  5. road
  6. highway
  7. roadway
  8. secondary road
Noun
  • On a quiet side street off Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a man approached me with a map.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Tucked away on a side street of the famous Avenida da Liberdade, the Avani in Lisbon offers a fuss-free stay with modern amenities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of side street
Noun
  • An Arkansas State Police trooper was captured on dashcam footage yanking the passenger of a vehicle by his hair and punching him in the face after a high-speed chase that ended in the streets of Blytheville.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no denying that the fall 2026 runways made a strong case for color; even the street style scene is on board, slipping into colorful shoes and sporting handbags in a variety of vibrant shades—baby pink, chartreuse, and cobalt.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of street
Noun
  • Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.
    — Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of side road
Noun
  • In anticipation of high road traffic on game day, local officials will extend the closure of Tasman Drive.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Unfortunately, there is no high road to take here when the president and the Republicans thrive in the ditch.
    — DP Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of high road
Noun
  • Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • While crews were at the scene, a separate crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway when a driver slowed down to look at the wreck, according to Peck.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Minneapolis has long been a civic-minded metropolis, where even the choice of vegetation on highway medians can become the subject of extended public debate, in a state with a history of protest going back to the nineteenth century.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The Starbase Texas site encompasses only about 350 acres, and SpaceX also must maintain public access to Boca Chica Beach as much as possible along a single roadway.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The nature of the structure — with roadways cantilevered out under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade — precludes replacing one lane at a time, city officials told reporters last week.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026
Definition of secondary road
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“Through street.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/through%20street. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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