Thesaurus results for FLIGHT PATH

flight path

noun

Definition of flight path

as in trajectory

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Recent Examples of flight path 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 The only public indication of an impending launch was the release of a warning for pilots and sailors to steer clear of the rocket’s flight path. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 Information posted online by Flightradar24, which has not been verified, suggests the plane had significantly deviated from its planned flight path. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Our flight path took us just a few miles east of Lake Assinica, where brookies up to 10 pounds were reported in the summer of 1960. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flight path

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Noun

Others come for pediatric end-of-life care, a rare and essential service that changed the trajectory of CEO Shekinah Eliassen’s life.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026
There are at least three factors that could slow or reverse this cost trajectory, the researchers said.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of trajectory

Noun

Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Employers staggered work schedules, commuters mapped alternate routes and many residents avoided the city altogether.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of route

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New Zealand’s biosecurity minister has warned that the country will follow a similar path, should a widespread outbreak occur.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The incident also demonstrated that models can potentially identify and exploit novel attack paths without direct access to an organization’s source code.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of path

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DeepMind’s AlphaFold, for example, has used to AI to make available new structures for more than 200 million proteins, opening new pathways for research into disease and medicine.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing are the two main pathways to create the core material necessary to build nuclear weapons.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of pathway

Noun

The six tracks originated as live material, all previously unreleased, from two shows in 2025, one in the spiritually eclectic hamlet of Crestone (once home to the Love Has Won cult), the other in Denver.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026
Goldman recommends a host of stocks that could benefit should that prediction stay on track, with several of its picks tied to hopes for a revival in wind energy.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of track

Noun

Fans wailed outside St James’ and Keegan stood on the steps to placate them, but then Les Ferdinand arrived and another Hollywood-upon-Tyne took shape.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Most services still route residents through PDFs, paper or in-person steps.

— Brian Chidester, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of steps

Noun

The entire industry has struggled to converge in the way credit-rating agencies generally do.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But the way the Panthers had their depth chart set up — signing Walker as well as tackle Stone Forsyth in free agency — playing immediately didn’t necessarily have to be in the cards for Freeling.

— Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

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