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
Those areas are most often clustered around major thoroughfares in the city such as Farmington Avenue, Asylum Avenue, Wethersfield Avenue, Washington Street and Broad Street.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The city focuses its efforts on bridges and overpasses, major thoroughfares and high-traffic corridors.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Health concerns Vendors serving food and drinks from carts and makeshift restaurants have sprouted along some of the city’s main thoroughfares, raising public health and local business concerns.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
That interest has likely been stoked by the movie's $35 million marketing budget (per the New York Times), which includes commercials aired during the NFL playoffs, billboards near busy thoroughfares, and — like Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City credits — ads plastered across big city buses.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Crews will treat major and minor thoroughfares first, which are the roads with the most lanes and carry the highest volume of traffic.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
The city focuses its efforts on bridges and overpasses, major thoroughfares and high-traffic corridors.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Bass announced a new clean streets initiative to ‘accelerate beautification’ of major thoroughfares throughout the city.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Health concerns Vendors serving food and drinks from carts and makeshift restaurants have sprouted along some of the city’s main thoroughfares, raising public health and local business concerns.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
That interest has likely been stoked by the movie's $35 million marketing budget (per the New York Times), which includes commercials aired during the NFL playoffs, billboards near busy thoroughfares, and — like Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City credits — ads plastered across big city buses.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Since then, TxDOT has continually sent fleets of trucks to plow main thoroughfares like Central Expressway in Richardson on Monday night and Highway 287 in Decatur earlier in the day.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Most Costcos are on major thoroughfares.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Crews will treat major and minor thoroughfares first, which are the roads with the most lanes and carry the highest volume of traffic.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoroughfares
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Immigration enforcement efforts in Oklahoma also have focused heavily on apprehending commercial truckers driving on interstate highways.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
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This would be like adding streets and highways to the city neighborhoods.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Spain's southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes as a result of the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed because of flooding and landslides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The battery technology, aiming to hit public roads by mid-2026, could significantly reduce fire risks while improving performance in extreme heat and cold.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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While Olympians in Milan walked into a packed stadium with flashing lights and thumping techno music played by a DJ at a turntable that looked like ice, the mountain ceremonies took place through the streets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The uncertainty of the day led many businesses to close and kept many Haitians off the streets.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Ninety-three miles of new highway lanes are planned for our freeways, with the goal of alleviating congestion.—
Chris Roberts,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Here's how to track snowplows in Michigan In Wayne County, road-clearing trucks first prioritize freeways, then move to county primary and secondary roads, subdivisions and gravel roads, in that order, Tomocik said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Titman, Garcia Flores and Queener were all killed in the same crash on Northgate and Del Paso boulevards, an intersection next to the onramp to Highway 160.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The overall scale and architecture of the resort—vast public areas, wide corridors, and internal boulevards—help with navigation for wheelchair users.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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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,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some sections of expressways were also closed, Kihara said.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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On either side of the bridge, there are dozens of illicit routes across the river that are controlled by binational armed groups, bypassing even the occasional cursory checks that might occur at the official border crossing.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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The tension in boys flag football About seven miles away from where the Lick-Wilderming boys are running routes and espousing the value of flag football, the NFL prepares for the inaugural Super Bowl-week Pro Bowl.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Donny praised the skill of the Indonesian pilots for landing on roadways only half as wide as airport runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Ridge police and a Metra spokesperson said the derailment between Ridgeland Avenue and Central Avenue closed several major roadways and disrupted Metra train service.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Thoroughfares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoroughfares. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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