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
Officials do not block Canal, one of the city's most-trafficked thoroughfares.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Mustang Mach-E GT also has a lane-centering technology for minor two-lane highways and even some local thoroughfares.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 29 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
Use of the technology could help cut down on the crowds of people who hover near gates, creating confusion and congestion and at times blocking concourse thoroughfares.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Our survey findings have policy implications for the RTA’s newest effort to build ridership, by setting aside traffic lanes on thoroughfares or other roadways for buses.
—Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
And in Orange County, demonstrators gathered along Jeffrey Road in Irvine — one of the city’s main thoroughfares — waving Lebanese and Palestinian flags and holding signs that focused on the human cost of the war.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
If Copenhagen's bike lanes favor speed demons, its pedestrian thoroughfares—and favorable topography—are well suited for leisurely exploration.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Mustang Mach-E GT also has a lane-centering technology for minor two-lane highways and even some local thoroughfares.
—Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 29 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
Use of the technology could help cut down on the crowds of people who hover near gates, creating confusion and congestion and at times blocking concourse thoroughfares.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Our survey findings have policy implications for the RTA’s newest effort to build ridership, by setting aside traffic lanes on thoroughfares or other roadways for buses.
—Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
And in Orange County, demonstrators gathered along Jeffrey Road in Irvine — one of the city’s main thoroughfares — waving Lebanese and Palestinian flags and holding signs that focused on the human cost of the war.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
If Copenhagen's bike lanes favor speed demons, its pedestrian thoroughfares—and favorable topography—are well suited for leisurely exploration.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfares
Noun
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There are 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2025
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The area is connected to multiple major highways, making for easy transportation, and its rugged, mountainous terrain has historically made law enforcement challenging and allowed criminal groups to flourish.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Monday, crews are continuing to work to clear the roads as temperatures sits near zero with negative wind chills.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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Crews are working to clear snow and ice from roads after blizzard conditions Sunday brought 8-12 inches of snow in various parts of the metro, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Poppies and tulips will soon blossom, most noticeably along the banks of local freeways.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Stone and other residents say that a Caltrans program designed to improve neighborhoods around freeways, especially those with socio-economic challenges, has brought a ray of color and hope.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The organization said the vehicle was spotted at the intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards in Culver City.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed on 126 Street, near the intersection of Hawthorne and El Segundo boulevards.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Nearly 41% of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2023 involved alcohol and/or drugs.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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During the advisory, slippery travel conditions are possible, especially on untreated roadways.—
Claire Reid,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Content is simply there, clogging up the arteries of streaming services and clickbait sites, offering up buffets of empty calories and almost instant amnesia.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The book reveals many such journeys, tracking the garbage of rich countries along hidden arteries toward some of the planet’s poorest places.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Thoroughfares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfares. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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