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
The iconic, story-high Julius fountain in the main thoroughfare is drained, with no sign of construction.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Cameras, speed limit adjustments and other changes are planned for Belair Road after a series of pedestrian deaths last month on the Northeast Baltimore thoroughfare.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Either way, tens of thousands of vehicles are now double- and triple-parked on the many of the city’s thoroughfares.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
The hotel is a few short, walkable blocks from Avenida Paulista, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, bustling with pedestrians, a botanical garden, and many shops and restaurants.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Cameras, speed limit adjustments and other changes are planned for Belair Road after a series of pedestrian deaths last month on the Northeast Baltimore thoroughfare.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Either way, tens of thousands of vehicles are now double- and triple-parked on the many of the city’s thoroughfares.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfare
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Winter storm freezes upper Midwest A fast-moving winter storm brought snow, ice, strong winds and bitter cold to much of the upper Midwest, snarling traffic in the Twin Cities and forcing North Dakota officials to shut down an interstate highway.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation's highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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At around 9:50 am, NYPD announced via loudspeaker that any workers who stood in the road would be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2024
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After the loss, the Broncos turned around for a road Thursday night game, mastering the difficult condensed week to defeat the Saints in New Orleans on Oct. 17.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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While the council made a few changes to the budget — like increasing funding for street paving and reinstating funding for the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District that Greenberg proposed to cut, the legislation passed handily.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Northern Man became famous last year for organizing a mass street protest opposing the construction of a large mosque near Moscow.Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Southern Californians can expect to see high wait times at the airports and congested traffic on the freeways during the holidays this year.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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The brother had reportedly tried to stop his sibling from crossing the freeway, according to local Housten news outlet KPRC 2.Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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To make up for the lost practice time, the two spent extra time after practices and discussed plays and routes in the locker room afterward.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Their new apartment is on a bus route, which will help.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Riot police used water cannons and tear gas almost daily to disperse and beat scores of protesters, some of whom threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the capital’s central boulevard.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Protesters responded by launching fireworks at officers and erecting barricades along the city's central boulevard.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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When finished, the $150 million project will rehabilitate 36 bridge structures and replace overhead signs, patch pavement and give the expressway a paint job.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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On the expressway there's also more wind and road noise than the Buick Enclave or the Acura MDX.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Troopers believe the crash started with a rear-end collision, which caused the at-fault vehicle to run off the roadway.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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One vehicle was thrust toward the other side of the roadway by the sheer force, but thankfully no one was injured.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfare. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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