alameda

noun

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Recent Examples of alameda Or are Allende’s grandes alamedas still beckoning all these years later? — Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
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  1. walkway
  2. arcade
  3. colonnade
  4. mall
  5. promenade
  6. plaza
Noun
  • In nearby Altadena, another wind phone sits in a wooden framed telephone booth with vertical glass windows at the end of a brick walkway.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The brick walkway from the street leads to the main entrance, a Connecticut River Valley doorway that is elaborate, unique, and beautiful.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of walkway
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  • Thieves stole $25,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards after breaking into an Eagan, Minnesota, claw machine arcade last weekend, employees said.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The back portion is where the arcade architecture shines.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
Definition of arcade
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  • Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
    — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • This boutique property was built in a Greco-Roman-style complete with colonnades and columns.
    — Rumit Mehta, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Definition of colonnade
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  • His son Guido later took over the practice, Spadolini Architetti, and made a name designing fashion outlet malls in the style of traditional borghi (villages).
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • One victim was pronounced dead at the mall, while the second died after being transported to a hospital, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of mall
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  • But new security measures are now in place for the promenade that leads into Universal Studios Hollywood.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • There’s going to be a promenade for people who want to stroll along the perimeter.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of promenade
Noun
  • Fans can watch the games on a large screen at the outdoor plaza or on Sporting KC’s scoreboard from the west end of the stadium seating.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • The shell casing markers were clustered in the plaza of the Five One Five North State business center.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of plaza

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