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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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Yorba Linda is the lead agency on the project because the city has 23 of the 47 traffic signals on the 12-mile stretch of the thoroughfare that runs from State College Boulevard in Fullerton to Oak Canyon Drive in Anaheim.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
Northeast Louisville commuters will see multiple lane closures and traffic shifts along Brownsboro Road starting July 18 as part of a $130 million project affecting several major thoroughfares in the area.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Yorba Linda is the lead agency on the project because the city has 23 of the 47 traffic signals on the 12-mile stretch of the thoroughfare that runs from State College Boulevard in Fullerton to Oak Canyon Drive in Anaheim.
—Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
Northeast Louisville commuters will see multiple lane closures and traffic shifts along Brownsboro Road starting July 18 as part of a $130 million project affecting several major thoroughfares in the area.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughfare. Accessed 30 Jul. 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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