Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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The three winners will be honored at an April 13, 2026, award ceremony during the 2026 Main Street Now conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to Main Street America.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2019, city employees began hanging about 500 trick-or-treat pumpkin buckets in the trees on Main Street every October.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Polling — including some commissioned by One Main Street — has shown that Colorado Democrats’ popularity has slipped among voters, mirroring similar trends nationwide.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The flagship Forty Five Ten Boutique is located on Main Street in downtown Dallas.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2019, city employees began hanging about 500 trick-or-treat pumpkin buckets in the trees on Main Street every October.
—Elliott Harrell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Polling — including some commissioned by One Main Street — has shown that Colorado Democrats’ popularity has slipped among voters, mirroring similar trends nationwide.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
The flagship Forty Five Ten Boutique is located on Main Street in downtown Dallas.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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