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 transition plan outlines the city’s ongoing projects to ensure ADA access to city properties and pedestrian thoroughfares, according to a press release from the city of Geneva. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 At its heart, a fourth-century Christian basilica overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, while two watchtowers guarded its outskirts. — Anne Doran For Artnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026 In squares and main thoroughfares, vendors were seen selling Egyptian flags, whistles and fan paraphernalia in preparation for the game. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 There was also a huge security perimeter, with major thoroughfares around MSG closed off to cars and pedestrians. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 At its heart, a fourth-century Christian basilica overlooking one of the city’s main thoroughfares, while two watchtowers guarded its outskirts. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 From the dramatic California coast to the historic thoroughfares of New England, the United States is brimming with scenic drives. — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 Foot traffic has slowed to a trickle, and the restaurant’s layout — with an almost entirely open wall that looks onto one of Boyle Height’s busiest thoroughfares — isn’t helping. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Very basic over most of the city, very elaborate along the main thoroughfares. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

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Noun

Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
This weekend's group ride will travel along state highways and local roads only.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of highways

Noun

In parts of Uvalde County, muddy floodwaters covered roads and fields and rose nearly as high as houses' rooftops, according to a video posted by Texas Department of Public Safety.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026
Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Ander Etxanobe was injured on the fourth day of the week-long festival, which draws thousands of participants to Pamplona to sprint ahead of charging bulls through the city’s historic, narrow streets.

— Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Crowds are expected to gather along major Midtown cross streets as the sun appears to hang between buildings before slipping below the horizon.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of streets

Noun

For decades, the powers that be have burdened the Eastside with freeways, warehouses, public corruption, unsightly developments that have brought on gentrification and civic negligence bordering on the criminal.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Another lithium-ion fire in 2024 forced authorities to close one of the major freeways leading out of the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for a day.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Definition of freeways

Noun

Four-way stops are substantially less efficient for all traffic than two-way stops and are intended as traffic-calming measures to prevent reckless, high-speed driving on quiet boulevards.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of boulevards

Noun

Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which patrols the city’s expressways, also is not included here.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
In November 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure B, a 30-year, half-cent countywide sales tax to enhance transit, highways, expressways, and active transportation (bicycles, pedestrians, and complete streets).

— Phan Khang, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

Definition of expressways

Noun

Their main fantasy appeal comes from players with secure minutes, penalties and multiple routes to points.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026

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