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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond
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Recent Examples of pathway
Over the summer, the 2025 Del Norte High graduate was named a Davidson Fellow for discovering a key cellular pathway that could be targeted to treat diseases linked to mitochondrial dysfunction, such as Parkinson’s and diabetes.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests can expect more than 1,000 illuminated displays showcasing wildlife, vibrant landscapes, scenic pathways and festive holiday scenery.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Three years later, in 2018, the IPCC published a special report that modeled pathways to meeting the target.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
The immune pathway relays messages when inflammation rises or falls.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Guests can expect more than 1,000 illuminated displays showcasing wildlife, vibrant landscapes, scenic pathways and festive holiday scenery.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Three years later, in 2018, the IPCC published a special report that modeled pathways to meeting the target.
—Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
The immune pathway relays messages when inflammation rises or falls.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathway
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Vietnamese authorities have ordered mass evacuations from low-lying coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Kalmaegi, the 13th to hit Vietnam this year.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no official agreement, internal or otherwise, and Republicans and Democrats Wednesday sounded no closer to a path forward.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tyrick Mitchell and Daniel Munoz are much better at providing the low delivery on the run, while Borna Sosa, trying the aerial route, kept finding the heads of Fredrikstad players in the first leg.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Center assigns them to specific flight routes and schedules where scientists think in-situ data would improve the forecasts as much as possible.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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So for about 18 years, pedestrians and bicyclists vibing on footpath alongside the Blue Line would come to an abrupt stop near the I-277 overpass.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Then, the three-judge Ninth Circuit panel on October 20 issued a stay on Immergut’s first restraining order — a ruling that could have paved the way for a deployment as the legal battle played out.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Ash sends himself and Genevieve all the way back to 1893 instead, leaving the stability of the entire universe at risk.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Close to a million voters cast their ballots before the Democrats announced their plan, while the redistricting session took delegates off the trail during the final full week of campaigning.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Lyles trails in funding for mayoral race Donovan’s campaign seemingly got a big financial boost after the tragic death of Iryna Zarutska on the Blue Line hit national headlines in early September.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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