avenue
noun
av·e·nue
ˈa-və-ˌnü 
-ˌnyü
1
: a way of access : route
2
: a channel for pursuing a desired object
avenues of communication
3
a
chiefly British
: the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road
b
: a broad passageway bordered by trees
4
: an often broad street or road
Examples of avenue in a Sentence
We drove down the avenue.
We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.
They have closed off that avenue of discussion.
a new avenue of research
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Parents respond The parents who spoke during Tuesday’s meeting were largely in support of Soltero’s first three recommendations, but repeated their opposition to closing Red Oak, calling for the exploration of other avenues.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Sacramento police officers responded just after 3:15 a.m. to reports of a shooting near Western and El Camino avenues in the Noralto neighborhood, the Sacramento Police Department said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
This swimsuit edition is just one of the many avenues she's taken since arriving at the WNBA.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
His remaining legal avenues include a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a new pleading filed Monday, which challenges the quality of the legal representation death row inmates receive from the state.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Sacramento police officers responded just after 3:15 a.m. to reports of a shooting near Western and El Camino avenues in the Noralto neighborhood, the Sacramento Police Department said.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
This swimsuit edition is just one of the many avenues she's taken since arriving at the WNBA.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
His remaining legal avenues include a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a new pleading filed Monday, which challenges the quality of the legal representation death row inmates receive from the state.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
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“Avenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avenue. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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avenue
noun
av·e·nue
ˈav-ə-ˌn(y)ü
1
: a way or route to a place or goal : path
2
: a usually wide street
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