Thesaurus results for PATHWAY

pathway

noun

ˈpath-ˌwā

Definition of pathway

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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as in route

the direction along which something or someone moves the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea

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Recent Examples of pathway Leaders who create visibility into possibilities and actionable pathways give teams something far more stable than false certainty or positivity. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Researchers have also engineered modified versions aimed at specific disease pathways. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Founded by media executive Dan Klores, the school was created to give students a pathway into industries connected to basketball, rather than focusing solely on playing the game. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The strategy works through two complementary pathways, either of which some brands may already be pursuing. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pathway

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Noun

There’s relief in his escape but the path has left him feeling scorned, too.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Detours and shortcuts in the brain The cells and synapses of the brain aren’t arranged in rigid, linear paths for each task and experience.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of path

Noun

If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Fewer people pay directly for medical care, and government heavily subsidizes demand without increasing supply, a sure route to higher prices.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
But this one swept through Bright Angel Canyon, the site of one of the few footpaths that lead up the Gran Canyon’s North Rim.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of footpath

Noun

Yet the clubs from small markets with relatively low payrolls found ways to play the best baseball in each of their respective leagues this season en route to the World Series.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Learning from human demonstrations offers another way to develop skills by using examples of how a task should be performed.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of way

Noun

In January 2024, a landslide above the railroad sent soil and debris crashing onto the tracks at Mariposa Point, destroying the city’s pedestrian bridge and beach trail and temporarily interrupting rail service.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Every change was recorded in the subscription history, giving support a clear billing trail.

— Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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