Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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In The South Where To Eat Dine On Main Street
Main Street in Hendersonville is filled with charming restaurants.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Right along Main Street, BTW is the perfect downtown spot for a casual and family-friendly lunch or dinner.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Brewery Gulch and Main Street are home to boutiques, art galleries and historic bars, all within easy walking distance.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders of the House Freedom Caucus and anti-chaos conservatives in the Main Street Caucus in November struck a deal to raise the threshold to trigger a snap vote on ousting the Speaker to nine members, and the House Rules package text released Wednesday reflected that agreement.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Right along Main Street, BTW is the perfect downtown spot for a casual and family-friendly lunch or dinner.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Brewery Gulch and Main Street are home to boutiques, art galleries and historic bars, all within easy walking distance.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders of the House Freedom Caucus and anti-chaos conservatives in the Main Street Caucus in November struck a deal to raise the threshold to trigger a snap vote on ousting the Speaker to nine members, and the House Rules package text released Wednesday reflected that agreement.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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