thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfer 
ˈthə-rə-
Examples of thoroughfare in a Sentence
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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The northernmost stretches of the road, and other thoroughfares stitching together Fort Worth’s northern outskirts, have had to cope with intense population booms in recent years.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
The investigation has streets blocked around the intersection of two main thoroughfares, Northwest 183rd Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue.
—David J. Neal, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
And shipping conglomerates are unlikely to return routes to the Red Sea until U.S. liberation of the thoroughfare proves permanent and complete.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
The fire danger seemed to be creeping ever so close to Lake Avenue, a major north-south thoroughfare cutting through the city.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
The investigation has streets blocked around the intersection of two main thoroughfares, Northwest 183rd Street and Northwest Seventh Avenue.
—David J. Neal, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
And shipping conglomerates are unlikely to return routes to the Red Sea until U.S. liberation of the thoroughfare proves permanent and complete.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
The fire danger seemed to be creeping ever so close to Lake Avenue, a major north-south thoroughfare cutting through the city.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughfare. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfa(ə)r
ˈthə-rə-,
-ˌfe(ə)r
1
: a street or road open at both ends
2
: a main road
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