Thesaurus results for FLIGHT PATH

flight path

noun

Definition of flight path

as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path The construction site is directly beneath a flight path to Reagan National Airport, and large cranes might be less than two hundred feet from descending planes. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Your next DoorDash order could arrive with a flight path instead of a driver. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Before the next disaster, the city and the FAA owe the tens of thousands of residents living under this flight path a proactive plan, not another investigation after another catastrophe. — Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026 Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path

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Noun

Profits were pinched by higher costs from labor expenses and expansion, analysts said, but that shouldn’t derail its upward trajectory.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Lowe about his own life's upward trajectory.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of trajectory

Noun

Mount Taishan is the tallest peak in the province, and while there are several routes for hikers, some more challenging than others, and the longest climb features more than 7,000 steps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Aramco is also exploring additional overseas storage capacity and alternative export routes to strengthen its global supply network.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of route

Noun

Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
For Cascadia operators, the new Cross Traffic Assist is designed to detect vehicles crossing the truck's forward path at intersections.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of path

Noun

The agency already has a dual pathway through which manufacturers can seek a special clearance and a CLIA waiver together.

— Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
For example, researchers could investigate molecular structures and reaction pathways to identify promising compounds or chemical processes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of pathway

Noun

Across Lower East Side dives in the early 2000s, Brian Chase, Nick Zinner, and Karen O put on otherworldly rock shows that verged on performance art—a blaze of vodka-spitting, mic-fellating, IDGAF unruliness and explosive, clamorous tracks.

— Megan Buerger, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
The list below collects the books, movies, and tracks that inspired the spring 2027 collections.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of track

Noun

Bendon wasn’t trying to get Ashbeck fired from her new employer, where Bendon had received care for 12 years, but asked the clinic to take steps to prevent unauthorized access to her records, Westbrook said.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The rail line, steps from the ocean in San Clemente, has been battered by storms and high tides.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of steps

Noun

This also had a boat trip included, a lovely way to cool off after a day walking Barcelona’s lanes.

— Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Charlotte won the rebound battle 51 to 44, but left the Pistons open way too often and were sloppy with the ball, committing 25 turnovers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

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