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sidewalk

[sahyd-wawk] / ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /
NOUN
footway
Synonyms


NOUN
pathway
Synonyms


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On a sidewalk near home, I spotted a cardboard box with wide-mouth Ball jars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Last year, when Chizzola decided to start selling matcha from a sort of grown-up street-corner lemonade stand, he chose a patch of sidewalk at Franklin Avenue and Talmadge Street, two blocks from the bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Just two years after the 62-year-old actor snapped up the modern 4,000-square-foot home, shocking images have revealed extensive damage outside the residence, with the collapse cracking open the sidewalk and leaving behind a gaping hole.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Through a glass skylight embedded in the sidewalk, I could see pedestrians rushing by on their way to work, while tires screeched in the car park above.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

He’d be spotted any minute, halfway in the construction site, and halfway out on the sidewalk.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

They are typically nonprofit organizations that maintain amenities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, gyms, playgrounds, private roads, shared parking lots, sidewalks, trash removal and more.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Whenever it rains, water rushes down streets and sidewalks — picking up any trash, pesticides, dog poop and other fecal matter in its way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Nearly a quarter of U.S. children live in a neighborhood without a park or playground, and a similar share lack sidewalks or walking paths, according to recent federal data from the CDC.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

It’s a mix of woodland trails and roads following a chain of yellow arrows on stone walls or sidewalks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I, meanwhile, stayed home on Euclid Avenue, living upstairs from my mother as another leaden Chicago winter descended, shellacking the trees and sidewalks with ice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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