thoroughfare
Example Sentences
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Reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial thoroughfare for the Gulf’s energy exports, has been a focus of the diplomatic efforts, the Arab officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The other spectators watched the show on a dozen screens installed further down the road, all the way to the main thoroughfare blocks away.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The complex gained fame as an arresting sight on the L.A. skyline, a graffiti-covered oddity on Figueroa Street — the wide thoroughfare that connects downtown’s financial district with L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
More than any other Southeast Asian nation, the Philippines has openly challenged China’s claims to much of the South China Sea, a strategic thoroughfare for about a third of global maritime trade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Along the main thoroughfare, the houses were built right at the edge of the road, as if huddling for warmth during the cold Polish winters, and hoping for company in summer.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.