Master confusing words with ease
Throughfare vs. Thoroughfare
Throughfare
Examples:
This bustling boulevard is a major throughfare in the city.The new highway acts as a vital throughfare for commuters.Throughfare restrictions will ease traffic in residential areas.
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Thoroughfare
/ˈθʌrəfeə/Examples:
The thoroughfare is busy with commuters every morning.Main Street is the principal thoroughfare in the old town.The festival will take place along the city's main thoroughfare.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Throughfare is less common and might be a mistaken version of thoroughfare.
- Thoroughfare contains the word thorough, which means complete or full and this can help you remember it refers to a main road or path.
- If you encounter throughfare, verify if it's a typographical error since it is not the standard term.
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