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avenue

avenue

99 4.4
A way to reach a goal or solve a problem
  • noun
  • /ˈævəˌnju/
: vía
  • The new policy opened an innovative avenue for improving community health.
  • open avenues
  • provide an avenue
  • explore avenues

There are three avenues for passing tests.

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Examples

  • But we may have avenues to try to fix it.

  • I'm pursuing every avenue open to me.

  • We must find our own avenue to secure your freedom.

  • We have every avenue covered.

  • So this is probably the avenue that would work best for Iron Lands.

  • And for both of them, this was a time when there were very few avenues for them to get their views heard.

  • We need more positive and constructive communication; better avenues of connection among members.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Now, one of the best avenues to pursue is tech.

  • For Russia, on the other hand, they provide an avenue to reestablish its salience in the region.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There are several avenues of assistance available to help you deal with IG issues.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

road
vsavenue
∞ 2.7

A way to reach a goal or succeed

is the neutral term for a method rather than a figurative route
approach
vsavenue
∞ 3.4

A way of dealing with a problem or task

is a possible option rather than a planned method

Antonyms

343 3.4

A thing or problem that makes it hard to reach a goal

38 8.1

A situation where people cannot agree and nothing can move forward

Idioms

Create new ways to make progress or grow

Compounds

41 3.3

A famous street in Manhattan known for expensive shops and landmarks

17 3.4

A famous rich street in New York City with many expensive homes

A long avenue in Manhattan with many shops, offices and fashion houses

How Promising

solution
∞ 2.1
strategy
∞ 3.7
avenue
99 4.4
approach
∞ 3.4
option
∞ 2.2
possibility
∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

avenue singular
avenues plural

Etymology

Avenue keeps the old sense of an 'approach' since it comes from Latin advenire 'to come to', so an avenue can mean a way or method to reach a goal. That's why people speak of new avenues when they mean new routes or approaches to solve a problem.