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
Douglass laid out the first of what would become fifty-nine avenues, a hundred and eighty footpaths, and four walks.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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.
—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
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpath
Noun
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To identify these tracks, the researchers manually analyzed thousands of images of the moon’s surface between 40° north and 40° south latitude, where sunlight makes the bright trails visible.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Other unbeatable autumn jaunts include the two-mile Phelps Lake Overlook route and the five-mile Flagg Canyon trail.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But when their paths do cross, fireworks usually follow.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Kirk’s path to national prominence was unlike that of other MAGA icons.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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To approximate those strand-sized pathways, the team fashioned channels in ice using human hair.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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