as in trail
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
found the footpath leading down into the valley
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Recent Examples of footpath
One of Traverse City proper’s most popular attractions is the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, a hospital complex from the 19th century that has since been reborn into a mixed-use space, with shops, restaurants, footpaths, and art galleries.
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 May 2025
Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 May 2025
Viewers were able to see one of the siblings stroll calmly along a worn footpath, perfectly in step with an invisible rhythm.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Shoppers have used them to spruce up everything from driveways, footpaths, and flower beds to stairways, swimming pools, and retaining walls.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 28 May 2025
Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 May 2025
Viewers were able to see one of the siblings stroll calmly along a worn footpath, perfectly in step with an invisible rhythm.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Shoppers have used them to spruce up everything from driveways, footpaths, and flower beds to stairways, swimming pools, and retaining walls.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpath
Noun
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With 105 trails and more than 2,000 feet of vertical drop, Purgatory has plenty on hand for the experienced skier, too.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Surfers often head to Bonsteel Park, which has a wooden walkway leading to the sand and hiking trails nearby or the beach at Sebastian Inlet State Park.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gateway — the Artemis program's pitstop space station in lunar orbit — has had a bumpy path inside the program's architecture.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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While it can be renewed indefinitely as long as the business remains operational, the E-2 visa does not provide a direct path to permanent residency.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Iubel will work across Liverpool’s first-team, under-21s and under-18s training groups, as well as being heavily involved with those youngsters who are out on loan, to support their pathway into the senior set-up.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tammy Stephens, Chick-fil-A Gadsden operations and training lead, said the program will provide a pathway for opportunity while also highlighting the values and standards that make Chick-fil-A a leader in the food service industry.—
Staff reports,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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