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
Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 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
And in Sri Lanka, the hotel group Resplendent Ceylon has formalized a network of 14 footpaths that cut through forests and tea fields.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The city’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 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
And in Sri Lanka, the hotel group Resplendent Ceylon has formalized a network of 14 footpaths that cut through forests and tea fields.
—Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
The city’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpath
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Hikers dip into shady trails lined with thick brush, a favorite path being the Myakka Canopy Walkway, which offers a rare peek into the ecosystems—both minuscule and massive—within the swampy marshland.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Join Jack Skellington, Sally, Zero and more on a stroll down a magically illuminated trail, surrounded by songs from the movie and the natural botanical beauty the gardens have to offer.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Getting a song played and embraced by the dancers and the audiences was another way for Black artists to break through when traditional avenues and paths weren’t accessible to them.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Sandisk Keynote showed a path to a 512TB version by 2027 and 1PB product sometime in the future.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Given the high level of self-diagnosis online, including it in the DSM-5 could create better pathways to assessment and treatment.7 How Is It Treated?—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kruse said the roots open up pathways underground that loosen the soil undergrowth, and leave a channel water can seep through.—
August 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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