pathway

noun

path·​way ˈpath-ˌwā How to pronounce pathway (audio)
ˈpäth-
1
2
: a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another
also : a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels
3
: the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another
metabolic pathways

Examples of pathway in a Sentence

We walked along a winding pathway. we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond
Recent Examples on the Web By enabling audits to be either organized or non-organized within a pathway, users can now control data source and case searches for New Provider and New Coder audits. Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Acceptance into Central's law magnet is preparing her for those aspirations, and her resides school — Pleasure Ridge Park — doesn't offer that pathway. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024 What came out of the legislative session provides a pathway forward. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024 In 2003, Piet Oudolf, whose subtly layered plantings of grasses and unusual shrubs give Manhattan’s High Line its shimmering magic, created a dark earth pathway that snakes through the property, with banks of thistles and echinacea Julia rising like steep heather moors on either side. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024 Elsewhere in the Bay Area, East Palo Alto completed a pedestrian and bike pathway over Highway 101 in 2019 to connect residents with jobs and amenities on the more affluent west side of the freeway. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024 The electrodes relayed temperature information to his upper arm, stimulating pathways once linked to his hand. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024 Sudden fame Graden had been trying to build a large TikTok following as a pathway to success in business or fashion. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 Local residencies are offering pathways in areas like special education and bilingual education that are especially difficult to staff. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pathway was in the 15th century

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathway. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pathway

noun
path·​way ˈpath-ˌwā How to pronounce pathway (audio)
ˈpȧth-
: path

Medical Definition

pathway

noun
1
: a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another
also : a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels
2
: the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another
metabolic pathways

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