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
Officers ordered trucks and tractors blocking O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare in the capital of Dublin, to clear out early Sunday.
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Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Officers ordered trucks and tractors blocking O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare in the capital of Dublin, to clear out early Sunday.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
But in towns along the way, the road feels more like the two-lane thoroughfare that lives in memory.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Construction crews will be widening a two-mile stretch of Avondale-Haslet Road over the next two years as part of a larger project aimed at creating a continuous east-west thoroughfare in far north Fort Worth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
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Brian Melley, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Officers ordered trucks and tractors blocking O’Connell Street, the main thoroughfare in the capital of Dublin, to clear out early Sunday.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
But in towns along the way, the road feels more like the two-lane thoroughfare that lives in memory.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Construction crews will be widening a two-mile stretch of Avondale-Haslet Road over the next two years as part of a larger project aimed at creating a continuous east-west thoroughfare in far north Fort Worth.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mingo Junction, a village a few miles down the highway, was recently used as the backdrop for a low-budget zombie movie.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Before hitting the road with Zach Brown in 2019, White — who was 35 years old at the time — was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM).—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lionsgate‘s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, after additional shoots, will not ease down the road but rather boogie this weekend with what’s expected to be a $150 million start at the global box office.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Parking on streets on the parade path will be impacted.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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The labels bore a photo of the vast sea of blossoms that once carpeted the Valley, now clogged with crowded freeways.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of San Francisco's busiest freeways remained shut down Saturday, creating major traffic delays and dampening business for some local restaurants and shops.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The safety plan stipulated that these armed officers would conduct ride-along missions on bus routes with high crime rates.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Train 98, part of the Silver Meteor route between Miami and New York, was forced to stop near Jacksonville, leaving some passengers stuck onboard for extended periods.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Today, fountains can be found across KC’s courtyards, plazas and boulevards in all shapes and sizes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Extending the boulevard toward West Summit Avenue would give residents a new way to travel, which could lessen traffic in the congested area where I-77 connects with I-277, Woliansky said.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 15,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 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,
20 Apr. 2026
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Neukgu was finally found and tranquilized on a hill near an expressway early Friday, after an hours-long search involving drones, police and emergency workers and veterinarians, according to city and zoo officials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Expect light to moderate rain throughout the morning with ponding possible on roadways.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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