Thesaurus results for THOROUGHFARES

thoroughfares

noun

plural of thoroughfare

as in highways

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel one of the city's main thoroughfares

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Recent Examples of thoroughfares The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares. — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Two years later, Wong became one of the key leaders of the city’s Umbrella Movement protests that rallied thousands of predominantly young people to the streets to call for greater democracy by blocking major thoroughfares for 79 straight days. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The firm, controlled by Kingsbarn Realty Capital, reportedly wants to build a private road connecting one of Yosemite’s main thoroughfares to the company’s 83 acres of land just outside the park. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 According to the county, road improvements are coming for some of the thoroughfares near Boca Lago. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 Schools remain closed and downed trees are blocking major thoroughfares. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 The councilmember acknowledged the overhaul of Hopkins Street was a monumental decision, one that would reshape transportation on one of the major thoroughfares connecting East and West Berkeley. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 For example, in the San Fernando Valley, a person could leave the car at home when in walking proximity to bus lines on major thoroughfares, such as Line 165 on Vanowen Street that connects Burbank to West Hills. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Parcels of agricultural land surrounded on a certain percentage of their borders by homes, businesses, highways or land zoned for future development can apply for the designation.

— Nico Rivero, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
It’s been used to raise funds for Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, a Minnesota woman caught using a racist slur on camera and to support Canadian truckers who blocked highways in protest of Covid restrictions.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

For years, Calderon as a friendly face in the streets, gas stations and grocery stores of the small Johnson County town.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
The narrow streets around the sultan’s palace are filled with backpackers, street vendors, tour guides hawking their services, and office workers popping out for a coffee amid the madness.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of streets

Noun

Suburbs stretch their undulating freeways into the grid, sucking out nutrients (and cutting through neighborhoods).

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Major weekend closures and lane restrictions are set to hit several popular metro Phoenix freeways, and the Arizona Department of Transportation warned drivers to use detours as needed.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

Instead of wide postwar boulevards, roads would become slower and leaner, transforming Long Beach into a top-five global cycling city, said former city traffic engineer Paul Van Dyk.

— Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Visitors often still liken the city’s walkable streets and historic architecture to European boulevards.

— Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of boulevards

Noun

Bikes are not allowed to on freeways or expressways, and cyclists cannot pass through tolls unless the signs nearby dictate otherwise.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
The firm noted that major bridges like the Donghai Bridge and the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, as well as regional expressways, have reopened with standard speed limits restored.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

Less than one percent of Houston’s roadways, for example, fell within the sight pictures of the city’s nearly 4,000 ALPRs in June 2024.

— Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
There may be times of limited visibility, ponding on the roadways and areas of minor flooding.

— Sarah Wroblewski, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of roadways

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