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
Listen to this article Five months after Seattle completed its three-year construction project for a new bus rapid transit line along a main thoroughfare, neighbors are beginning to take stock.
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
According to a post from I ♥ McDonough, Georgia, the series also features shots of the school's baseball field and the town's downtown thoroughfare.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassible, with firefighters potentially using the thoroughfare as a firebreak.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2025
According to a post from I ♥ McDonough, Georgia, the series also features shots of the school's baseball field and the town's downtown thoroughfare.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassible, with firefighters potentially using the thoroughfare as a firebreak.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the town’s cohesion frayed in the late twentieth century as factories shuttered, leaving behind dangerous pollution, and the construction of an interstate highway demolished the historic downtown.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Putting off a little mess can mean an even bigger one down the road (or even warrant a call to the exterminator).—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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Along the roads in this region, blue and green pump jacks nod like mechanical farm animals in the fields.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty of adults, representing Krewe de Prank and other local Mardi Gras krewes marched in a Mardi Gras parade Sunday that snaked through the streets of the West Side neighborhood in Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2025
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Studies from the Seoul Institute found the area around the stream is now 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than nearby streets.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Mar. 2025
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The demonstration included a sign posted over the freeway as well as individuals pacing with Nazi flags, according to video that aired on the station.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Thousands protest against Trump’s deportation plans in Los Angeles, Riverside, Garden Grove; freeway lanes blocked Nick’s third restaurant officially opens in Newport Beach Which industries are hiring in Southern California?—
Brock Keeling,
Orange County Register,
4 Feb. 2025
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Trump has stated that his interest in purchasing—or even taking over—the Danish territory was driven by the frequent passage of Russian and Chinese merchant vessels and warships through Arctic routes close to Greenland.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Traffic and transport horror stories that have been the norm for decades are now fading, at least on some of the most popular tourist routes.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Excepting a limited few number of supercars, there’s very little that can hope to keep up with this vehicle in a boulevard sprint.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Minneapolis may soon require gardeners to get a permit for their planter boxes in the boulevard strip between the sidewalk and street.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The closures affect the eastbound lanes starting at NW 17th Avenue on the expressway, State Road 836, just west of Interstate-95, FDOT said in an alert.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 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,
10 Feb. 2025
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This position is responsible for professional and highly complex administrative work, control and processing of documents related to large scale programs and projects involving County roadways and related infrastructure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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