as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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Recent Examples of thoroughfare
By the numbers: The major thoroughfare along the Panhandle has been a hazardous roadway for years.
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Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
On the main thoroughfare through town, pupuserias, Latino markets and a Peruvian chicken shop are all within walking distance of his home.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The Butterfly Farm, located on the island’s main thoroughfare, J. Irausquin Boulevard, in Orangestad, is home to hundreds of butterflies originally from South America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Australia, China, Africa and Malaysia.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025
On the main thoroughfare through town, pupuserias, Latino markets and a Peruvian chicken shop are all within walking distance of his home.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The Butterfly Farm, located on the island’s main thoroughfare, J. Irausquin Boulevard, in Orangestad, is home to hundreds of butterflies originally from South America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Australia, China, Africa and Malaysia.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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But, the fastest ever pure-petrol road car at the first attempt is a pretty good result too.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Inside the cozy cockpit, leather, burl wood, and side curtains with sliding plastic windows take the driver back many decades to a time when radios were an optional nuisance—all that mattered was the vehicle and the road.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Trump arrived by Marine One helicopter as more than 100 protesters at the Trump National Golf Club crowded along the edge of the parking lot along the street.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Stately homes line streets, and small businesses dot the downtown.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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The collision occurred about 4:15 a.m. in the freeway’s northbound lanes, near Everman Parkway, Fort Worth police said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Install cameras at freeway on-ramps to cite people who drive in diamond lanes (alone) getting onto the freeway.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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And earlier this week, Italy enacted a law that removes the route to citizenship through great-grandparents.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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The bus route that passed through it never returned.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The roadway will become a boulevard similar to national park roads, Botich said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The Santa Monica Pier, specifically north of Pico and south of Wilshire boulevards, is Los Angeles County’s only beach to make Heal the Bay’s list.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Marty Quinn, whose 13th Ward is covered by CPD’s Chicago Lawn District, said several arterial streets are akin to expressways, and the area’s police officers are regularly swamped with other calls for service and unable to discourage aggressive and reckless drivers.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The northbound lanes of the expressway near the scene of the crash remained closed late Wednesday morning.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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