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cul-de-sac

[kuhl-duh-sak, -sak, kool-, kyduh-sak] / ˈkʌl dəˈsæk, -ˌsæk, ˈkʊl-, küdəˈsak /
NOUN
street closed at one end
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His mother ran a licensed daycare out of their home, a $1.24 million five-bedroom house on a leafy cul-de-sac.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

This wrenching documentary takes place on a Florida cul-de-sac where kids play outside from dawn till dusk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

But amid blizzards, subzero winds, outrageous acts of state terror and every other despair lurking in The Big Dark, it’s a readily accessible, harmonious cul-de-sac in an era of rampant tone deafness.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

The low-slung, ranch-style build is nestled at the end of a peaceful, private cul-de-sac surrounded by equestrian trails.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Gayle Street, a cul-de-sac not far from the Buckroe section of town, was an attractive new neighborhood where Chubby Peddrew and her husband bought a house.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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