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
Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Then the pattern broke, and the footpath traversed the upper slope and disappeared into a high hanging canyon, which must have led to a still higher place that someone once wanted to reach, and, perhaps, from there the trail continued even further to some unseen valley beyond the mountains.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
The Sconset Bluff Walk is a popular scenic footpath very close to the yards of various private cottages.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Then the pattern broke, and the footpath traversed the upper slope and disappeared into a high hanging canyon, which must have led to a still higher place that someone once wanted to reach, and, perhaps, from there the trail continued even further to some unseen valley beyond the mountains.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
The Sconset Bluff Walk is a popular scenic footpath very close to the yards of various private cottages.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpath
Noun
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At the New Mexico resort nestled in the southernmost Rockies, though, the trail merits only a single black diamond.—
Michelle Ruiz,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Our little group followed a guide along a winding trail through brushy forest.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Then Anunoby made sure there wouldn’t be any path back.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Bogaerts has been crafty on the base paths, recording four steals on four attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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There will be no more amnesty (pathway to citizenship) under my administration.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Accommodations span 281 guest rooms, including the new adults-only swim-up suites set along a network of ground-level water pathways.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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