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
For instance, American highways traverse cities according to political agendas and have often dismantled poor neighborhoods of color to make way for multilane thoroughfares.
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The city will prioritize clearing major thoroughfares before working on residential streets so that first responders have quick access to different parts of the city, van Dongen said.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Exactly who was the namesake of Hulen Street, the 11-mile thoroughfare that begins at Crestline Road and travels south, then east, toward the Tarrant County line?
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Councilmember Luke Shaffer said the city needs thoroughfare roads like Encinitas Boulevard to be fast-moving access points to the freeway.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Elizabeth Carlen, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
The city will prioritize clearing major thoroughfares before working on residential streets so that first responders have quick access to different parts of the city, van Dongen said.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Exactly who was the namesake of Hulen Street, the 11-mile thoroughfare that begins at Crestline Road and travels south, then east, toward the Tarrant County line?
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
Councilmember Luke Shaffer said the city needs thoroughfare roads like Encinitas Boulevard to be fast-moving access points to the freeway.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
Noun
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The project aims to open the new highway crossing by 2032.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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The highway in the area has been washed away, the outlet also reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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According to the stewards, Bearman slowed down before accelerating into the pit entry road at 260 kmph.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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The northernmost portion of the path cuts through Macken Park before moving to the road as the park ends at Clark Ferguson Drive.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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Some drove for hours to get there, while others simply walked in off the street.—
Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Haunted by an incident in Boston several years earlier, Tim seems content to walk around the darkened streets, ensuring the town’s small businesses are locked and secured.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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The fight between Paul and Chávez Jr. took place in Anaheim, California, just a few miles down the freeway from Los Angeles.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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The plot of land in the project is near a library, the freeway and a recreation center.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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Our e-commerce shipping model is built to allow last-minute switches between carriers, routes and even destination handling partners.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
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Should the Red Sox go that route to add the righty, Alex Cora could be looking at a legitimate (hypothetical) postseason rotation built to contend in October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Obama has had several avenues (in Florida, Illinois, Mississippi and Ohio) and boulevards (in California, Florida, Georgia and Missouri) named after him.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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La Vista was one of dozens of hotels built along Colfax from the 1930s through the 1960s, when the 27-mile boulevard — also a highway called U.S. 40 — was the gateway for tourists heading to the mountains.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
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From an overhead view, the sight is somewhat jarring — a wide expressway and railroad track dividing the course essentially in half.—
Noah Trister,
Chicago Tribune,
13 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,
16 June 2025
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Video shot by an unidentified drier behind the Jeep shows the Doberman being dragged for an unspecified time as the vehicle swerved along the roadway.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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But this led to concerns about blocking the roadway and impeding residents’ views, Brown said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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