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Recent Examples of footpath The footpath, officially completed in 1937 with the help of Civilian Conservation Corps workers during the Great Depression, has since become a haven for hikers, offering a respite from modern life. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 However, many locales around the world don't allow e-unis on public roads, footpaths or even bike lanes, restricting their use to private land or maybe business parks and university campuses with permission. Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025 On the footpath, running, a seven-year-old joy. Czesław Miłosz, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2025 There are no cars or even roads on the two-square-mile volcanic outcrop, though footpaths are traversable by donkey. Oscar Holland, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for footpath
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Noun
  • And discussions are still underway for how a trail could be safely separated from the tracks.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Key to her rescue was a smelly T-shirt worn by her owner in 12-hour shifts that was ripped up and used as a scent trail to attract her to an enclosure, Kangala directors Jared and Lisa Karran said in a video posted to Facebook.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The advancements in hair restoration and the increasing acceptance of cosmetic procedures for all offer a path for men to take control of their appearance and well-being, with none of the shame of yesterday.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • If your career background will help guide and inform a high school grad following a similar path, offering mentorship and sharing advice and wisdom is invaluable, according to Forge.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That same day a flurry of executive orders closed down refugee resettlement and other regular pathways for protection.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Senate and House Republicans partnered to pass a budget blueprint earlier this month that outlines a pathway to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which are otherwise set to expire at the end of the year.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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