bypaths

noun

plural of bypath
as in byways

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  1. paths
  2. lanes
  3. roads
  4. highways
  5. approaches
  6. streets
  7. routes
  8. avenues
Noun
  • His view on cross-border storytelling was shared across the panel as multilingual and multicultural filmmaking opens more paths to audiences.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Amenities and experiences Not an amenity forward hotel per se, no gym, spa or restaurant, but the hotel does offer bikes to explore Stanley Park nearby or the paths that go by the waterfront.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • Most mountain roads should remain wet, but slick conditions are possible above 9,000 feet, especially after dark.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Critics also worried that an unplanned surge in housing could strain schools, roads and other infrastructure.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • In Chile in 2024, several hundred demonstrators burned tires and blocked coastal highways and railway tracks to protest the early closure of the fishing season, a move partly driven by overfishing tied to fishmeal.
    — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The red dye also allows a road inspector to detect whether a trucker is evading taxes by using the fuel on highways.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Conversely, more diverse teams can bring a wider range of perspectives and approaches to research.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As a director, Fish has taken subversive, revelatory approaches to the theatrical canon and has adapted, for a taste, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • Police intervene at the scene using tear gas as students take to the streets to protest education conditions in Nancy, France, on October 7, 2026.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The construction bottleneck often extends traffic three or four blocks back on streets north of Front Street, like 9th, 11th and 13th, Atchley said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Its aim is to make rail practical for shipments that are often moved by trucks because conventional freight trains are less flexible on shorter routes.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • But Huang regards it as just another attractor in the landscape — albeit a potentially catastrophic one — that can be all too easily accessed by many different routes.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • The Re>Birth Programme is aimed at connecting rights holders of classic films with buyers, distributors, programmers, sales agents, film labs and publishers and facilitate new avenues of commercial exploitation.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The subject of educational equality is particularly acute in a country that places great emphasis on credentials and diplomas, offering few other avenues for success.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
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