footpaths

plural of footpath

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of footpaths Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 Create footpaths in these areas to reduce wear and damage to the lawn. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025 Outside of the event, wander the town’s flagstone market square or leafy Thames-side footpaths, tour the Henley Distillery, and go for a Sunday roast at the Bottle & Glass Inn. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025 Narrow cobblestone laneways, pastel-hued shops, and footpaths meandering past stone houses with tiny backyard vineyards—and hardly other tourists in sight—lend a sense of discovery to daily strolls on this side of the lake. Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025 Across the steamy Mall, which was increasingly littered with plastic cups and aluminum cans, a Bradley troop carrier was parked at the intersection of two footpaths. Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 The park has more than 2,000 miles of footpaths and is a favorite of mountain bikers. Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpaths
Noun
  • More than 2,200 participants will be running and walking the inner trails of Mackinac Island during the last major weekend of the season.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But locals embrace the town’s remoteness, enjoying the alpine trails that begin right off Main Street, the legendary ski terrain, and a downtown that hums with old mining town charm.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kids dive into things that are directly related to hireable skills and profession paths.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • When the observed paths of planets became increasingly difficult to explain with a model that placed the earth at the center of the universe, eventually a new model was adopted with the sun at the center.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In cognitive terms, constraints funnel the search away from dominant semantic pathways, encouraging more remote associations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
  • According to Cooper, two of the simplest ways to move to Europe include golden visas and digital nomad visas – both being immigration pathways offered by several European countries like Portugal, Croatia, Malta and Italy.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Footpaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpaths. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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