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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves
try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing I tripped over a rock directly in my path
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2
as in trail
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it
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as in road
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road
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Recent Examples of path
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Hermantown, Pike Lake Near Duluth, Duluth, City of Rice Lake, French River and McQuade Harbor.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
And to find paths of light, even in the dark corners.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
There are flowerpots all the way to the edges of the paths for the mole crickets.
—Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
This week’s visit to South Carolina proves that he’s headed down that path.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
And to find paths of light, even in the dark corners.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
There are flowerpots all the way to the edges of the paths for the mole crickets.
—Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
This week’s visit to South Carolina proves that he’s headed down that path.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for path
Noun
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The second process for forming a condensation trail occurs in air that is clear, but almost fully saturated with water vapor.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Since 1983, he’s made the trek nearly every year, sometimes twice a year, only missing two years: once when trails closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and once due to heavy snow.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the watch party at Haute Spot in Cedar Park, just down the road from where 50 Firefly operators monitored the landing.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Several road projects are in progress around the new Department of Veterans Affairs medical center on Brownsboro Road, which is scheduled to open to patients in 2026.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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The task force would submit a report with recommendations to the state Legislature after examining the systemic causes of violence against African American women and girls, ways to help victims' families heal, methods to track data to understand the scope of the issue and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Or the ways that the Reyes family has lived in fear since Jose and his father were detained in early May.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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This legislative session, one Senate committee will cover both elementary and higher education, which will be chaired by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, potentially easing lawmakers' ability to improve K-12 pathways to post-secondary education.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Players in the international player pathway program don’t count against the 90-man offseason roster.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Cora certainly understands this process as the deadline approaches and what Boston is capable of if chief baseball officer Craig Breslow can add reinforcements.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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In turn, this could entice me to abandon my good approach and leap into a stupid crash diet.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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When Mercury stations direct on Aug. 11, clarity returns around your professional trajectory, public status and sense of leadership.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Most launches from Vandenberg fly at a south or southeast trajectory.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Viewers were able to see one of the siblings stroll calmly along a worn footpath, perfectly in step with an invisible rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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“Path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/path. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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