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 east-west thoroughfare serves as the dividing line between both counties, with Seminole maintaining the northern half and Orange the southern portion.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Route 44, which is a main thoroughfare, is also close by, which eases commuting to many businesses, commercial areas and medical facilities.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
One part of the plan calls for an extension of Innovation Drive to West Wisconsin Avenue, making the main street of the research park into a thoroughfare and transforming the current cul-de-sac on Innovation Drive into a roundabout.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The crash prompted temporary road closures to Colusa Avenue, the main east-west thoroughfare, through central Yuba City.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Route 44, which is a main thoroughfare, is also close by, which eases commuting to many businesses, commercial areas and medical facilities.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
One part of the plan calls for an extension of Innovation Drive to West Wisconsin Avenue, making the main street of the research park into a thoroughfare and transforming the current cul-de-sac on Innovation Drive into a roundabout.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The crash prompted temporary road closures to Colusa Avenue, the main east-west thoroughfare, through central Yuba City.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then last year came the discovery of Rancho Izaguirre, just 45 minutes down the highway, where bone fragments, clothing and other evidence indicated the cartel had been disposing of bodies.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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There is a road closure at Kaw Drive and I-435 South.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Savanti Travel’s Rowan recalled a client, who was in Paris on a business trip, arriving late for an appointment after ChatGPT suggested a route that failed to account for road closures due to construction.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Still, the street corner will remain the soul of his operation — and the music at the heart of it all.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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QueenEr’Re was the second 11-year-old to be killed on the block since early 2023, the latest loss in an area already marked by streets named for Derrick Turnbow and Domonic Davis, whose young lives were also claimed by gun violence.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The program is a coordinated effort by SANDAG, Caltrans and other agencies to improve freeway, railroad and other forms of transportation in the region.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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In fact, within weeks of taking the job, Franzen informally proposed building a tollway instead of a freeway that had been on the drawing board for 20 years.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Motor officer Zach Varela said the safest route to school for students on e-bikes is the one where a parent is riding alongside them.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The waterway is one of the most critical global energy routes.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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At first glance, the hotel’s facade looks like any other sleek office block on this leafy boulevard in Songshan—polished glass, lots of steel, and unlikely to win any prizes for its exterior looks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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City rules call for certain design standards at the site given its location off two boulevards, Linwood and Gillham.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
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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,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is especially true when traveling long distances away from expressways and major highways, where fast Tesla Superchargers are now common.—
Adam L. Neal,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hernandez was found dead just off the roadway behind a burgundy Honda Accord with gunshot wounds to the bridge of his nose and center of the back of his head, the affidavit said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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