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
From resort entrances and entertainment complexes to thoroughfares and transit hubs, the visual charm that defines Florida’s public spaces is built by professionals who grow, install and maintain vibrant landscapes.
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Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Hill kick-starts a violent first period The penalty boxes were a busy thoroughfare over the first 20 minutes on Monday night.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
This year’s festival will coincide with the kickoff of Park Slope Open Streets, which transforms the nearby Fifth Ave. thoroughfare into a car-free zone for pedestrians and cyclists.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Hill kick-starts a violent first period The penalty boxes were a busy thoroughfare over the first 20 minutes on Monday night.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 12 May 2025
This year’s festival will coincide with the kickoff of Park Slope Open Streets, which transforms the nearby Fifth Ave. thoroughfare into a car-free zone for pedestrians and cyclists.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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Arriving in Huntsville, visitors are greeted by a towering Saturn V rocket that looms beside the highway like a monolith of American achievement.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Additionally, blocking highways, sidewalks or any passageways that are accessible to the public — especially emergency routes—is prohibited, and doing so can lead to felony charges.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Meanwhile, their last seven road games, the Panthers have scored, counting backwards, five; three; five; five; five; six; and six.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Small blue and red Juneteenth flag with a star and the date June 19, 1865, waving in the wind at a street vendor's stall in front of shops on 125th Street in Harlem, New York...—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Protesters blocked a major freeway and set cars on fire over the weekend, and police responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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California leaders accused Trump of fanning protesters' anger, leading crowds to block off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
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New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you.—
Chloe Berge,
Outside Online,
17 June 2025
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Finally, after several years of a successful revival in France, Humanoids opted to go the crowdfunding route to get a new, more deluxe periodical off the ground.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Kin Thai’s menu tours the streets of Thailand, sampling food from stands on Bangkok’s major boulevards to bike-riding vendors in the rural countryside.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Two Black men pick up a white woman hitchhiking on the boulevard.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 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,
2 June 2025
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Central Florida’s anger over a planned toll road through Split Oak Forest figured into a flood of objections to the reappointment of a South Florida businessman to the state wildlife commission, which gave its blessing last year to build an expressway through the treasured preserve.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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By midday, the crowd had spilled onto several streets, prompting police to close roadways, as marchers headed toward the Tower Bridge.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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DeSantis says protesters on roadways can be run over by drivers.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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