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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San Juan Mountain Guides rents skis, crampons, avalanche kits, and more from its shop on Main Street.
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
However, that is only if Main Street Sports goes out of business.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The boys and their dads also enjoyed a spin on the teacups before meeting Mickey Mouse and watching the Christmas parade on Main Street.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Inside a building on East Main Street in Lansdale, renovations are well underway at the future site of Montgomery County's very first 24/7 transitional housing facility.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
However, that is only if Main Street Sports goes out of business.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Dec. 2025
The boys and their dads also enjoyed a spin on the teacups before meeting Mickey Mouse and watching the Christmas parade on Main Street.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Inside a building on East Main Street in Lansdale, renovations are well underway at the future site of Montgomery County's very first 24/7 transitional housing facility.
—Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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