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
The $28 million project aims to improve traffic flow on the busy thoroughfare and, hopefully, keep people from using local streets to get around freeway traffic.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Perched atop a hill at the end of the historic district’s main thoroughfare, the building is one of the last remaining remnants of the once-massive Swift and Armour meatpacking plants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Muddy Waters mural Stroll down the prominent downtown shopping thoroughfare of State Street near West Calhoun Place and glance up to see the godfather of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, looking at the city.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Perched atop a hill at the end of the historic district’s main thoroughfare, the building is one of the last remaining remnants of the once-massive Swift and Armour meatpacking plants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
Routinely vacuuming and doing quick sweeps with your wet mop can help tide you over until the kids are back in school or your house becomes a little less of a thoroughfare.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Muddy Waters mural Stroll down the prominent downtown shopping thoroughfare of State Street near West Calhoun Place and glance up to see the godfather of Chicago blues, Muddy Waters, looking at the city.
—AFAR Media, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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Videos taken outside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday shows travelers waiting in lines extending to the highway.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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There are red arrows drawn on photos of chain link fences and drab village streets, warning me not to go left at the soccer field, but bear right across the highway.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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On the flip-side, the World Health Organization cites traffic noise such as road, rail and air traffic as the second most important cause of ill health in western Europe behind air pollution.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The Double Log Cabin location was met with concerns from area residents about traffic and safety on surrounding rural and narrow streets such as Gwynn and Smith Roads.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Tristen Paige Smith, of Cincinnati, was killed in a July 21 shooting on Autumn Drive, a residential street in the city of over 9,000 residents, officials confirmed.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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That should be enough for spirited riding through town and out on the freeway, given the T/TT's respective 443 lb (201 kg) and 447 lb (203 kg) weight figures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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But, before Disneyland opened, Southern California’s biggest freeways didn’t yet reach deep into Orange County.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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The boulevard, which connected Rosedale to Kansas City, was fast becoming a prime route for Sunday drives in the new age of automobiles. .—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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On the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, Mayor John Lindsay took the bold step of closing New York’s grand boulevard — Fifth Ave.—
Sam Schwartz,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring — a wide expressway and railroad track dividing the course essentially in half.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Milligan's vehicle rolled and crashed on the roadway, according to court documents.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 July 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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