thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfer 
ˈthə-rə-
Synonyms of thoroughfare
Examples of thoroughfare in a Sentence
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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The city focuses its efforts on bridges and overpasses, major thoroughfares and high-traffic corridors.
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
That interest has likely been stoked by the movie's $35 million marketing budget (per the New York Times), which includes commercials aired during the NFL playoffs, billboards near busy thoroughfares, and — like Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City credits — ads plastered across big city buses.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
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Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The proposal for 1000 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield is the latest in a string of plans to convert the sprawling, 100,000-square-foot building for a use that reflects the town’s vision for creating more storefronts, restaurants and shops along a major thoroughfare in town.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
That interest has likely been stoked by the movie's $35 million marketing budget (per the New York Times), which includes commercials aired during the NFL playoffs, billboards near busy thoroughfares, and — like Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City credits — ads plastered across big city buses.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughfare. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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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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