thoroughfare
noun
thor·ough·fare
ˈthər-ə-ˌfer 
ˈthə-rə-
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Examples of thoroughfare in a Sentence
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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Nicholson, who appeared to be the first person to die on a city street in 2024, was hit and killed on a thoroughfare with an unprotected bike lane where cyclists are fully exposed to vehicle traffic.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Advertisement This was our third annual attempt to trek the length of a Los Angeles thoroughfare on foot.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Advertisement This was our third annual attempt to trek the length of a Los Angeles thoroughfare on foot.
—Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
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“Thoroughfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thoroughfare. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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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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