as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end
Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.
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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac
Not knowing the area, the victim continued eastbound onto Dawns Way, entering a cul-de-sac.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood, according to a synopsis from the producers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Gunfire rang out in a cul-de-sac in Central California after an hourslong standoff led to a police officer being shot and killed and the suspect being run down by authorities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, there’s a cul-de-sac quality to it, a gathering of energy that never gets released.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Their world is upended when a new neighbor moves in across the street, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood, according to a synopsis from the producers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Gunfire rang out in a cul-de-sac in Central California after an hourslong standoff led to a police officer being shot and killed and the suspect being run down by authorities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, there’s a cul-de-sac quality to it, a gathering of energy that never gets released.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cul-de-sac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
Noun
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That’s the road in a banana republic to high or even hyperinflation.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The wildfires burning tens of thousands of acres in the South have destroyed homes, prompted evacuations and closed major roads.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of these thoroughfares are decidedly more visit-worthy than others, and USA Today recently deemed one main street the best in the county.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her house sits on Palmer Road, a busy thoroughfare.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Route 66 became official when the country adopted the numbered highway system in November of that year.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Mexican authorities last summer found 20 bodies, including several that were decapitated and four that were left hanging from a bridge over a highway, that appeared to be victims of a turf war between the Chapitos and rival Sinaloa faction La Mayiza.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Several roadways in the immediate area were temporarily closed, but no evacuations were ordered, Kane said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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The city is shutting the boulevard down to vehicles to promote bicycling, walking and rolling to help the environment and encourage healthy living.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Photographs have shown large potholes on certain stretches and, at the scene, The Athletic was told that parts of the carriageway were so badly affected that ambulance drivers preferred to use only the fast (left) lane rather than crossing from one side to the other.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Irving Park Road was closed along the half-block from Christiana and Kimball avenues following the crash.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Still, the findings open compelling new avenues of investigation into how GLP-1 drugs’ anti-inflammatory effects may help with other conditions such as heart failure, sleep apnea and chronic kidney disease, Said says.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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An analysis at the pedestrian dynamics around the bike lane on Allen Street, on the Lower East Side, will provide useful comparisons.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cul-de-sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cul-de-sac. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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