thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfer 
ˈthə-rə-
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one of the city's main thoroughfares
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Before being slowed, an evacuation warning had included Balboa Boulevard and the 5 freeway to the east and Tampa Boulevard to the west, stretching as far south as Rinaldi Boulevard, a main east-west thoroughfare in the northern valley.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The beachside thoroughfare reopened in Malibu up to Coastline Drive on the north end beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, but remained closed except to residents and contractors between Coastline Drive and Entrada Drive for an additional day following a decision by Mayor Karen Bass’ office Saturday.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, witnesses said many people had slept overnight on the Salahuddin Road, the main thoroughfare running north to south and on the coastal road leading north, waiting to pass the Israeli military positions in the Netzarim corridor running across the center of the Gaza Strip.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Some of those thoroughfares once served as intercity commuter and shipping routes in the days before the region’s freeway system was developed.
—Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The beachside thoroughfare reopened in Malibu up to Coastline Drive on the north end beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday, but remained closed except to residents and contractors between Coastline Drive and Entrada Drive for an additional day following a decision by Mayor Karen Bass’ office Saturday.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
On Sunday, witnesses said many people had slept overnight on the Salahuddin Road, the main thoroughfare running north to south and on the coastal road leading north, waiting to pass the Israeli military positions in the Netzarim corridor running across the center of the Gaza Strip.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Some of those thoroughfares once served as intercity commuter and shipping routes in the days before the region’s freeway system was developed.
—Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughfare. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfa(ə)r
ˈthə-rə-,
-ˌfe(ə)r
1
: a street or road open at both ends
2
: a main road
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