1
as in routes
the direction along which something or someone moves
try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing I tripped over a rock directly in my path
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2
as in trails
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it
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as in roads
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road
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Recent Examples of paths
This isn't burnout, but profound uncertainty stemming from AI disruption, economic instability, and evolving career paths.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Add focal points like garden structures, art, or paths, and layer plants of different heights.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
The moment showed how the competition can bring together people who might never have crossed paths otherwise, longtime Lenexa residents, barbecue teams, visitors and soccer fans all sharing the same tent for a few minutes.
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Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
One of the more interesting additions is Bambu’s new filament-track switch system, which sits between the AMS and the printer’s dual-nozzle filament paths.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
But becoming a real estate agent may be one of the best early-career paths to break into the industry.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Take Hogarth, whose moral series seem to me to be exploring how storytelling works through metaphors of paths and journeys.
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Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Reynolds has been crafty on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
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Data Skrive,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Add focal points like garden structures, art, or paths, and layer plants of different heights.
—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2026
The moment showed how the competition can bring together people who might never have crossed paths otherwise, longtime Lenexa residents, barbecue teams, visitors and soccer fans all sharing the same tent for a few minutes.
—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
One of the more interesting additions is Bambu’s new filament-track switch system, which sits between the AMS and the printer’s dual-nozzle filament paths.
—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
But becoming a real estate agent may be one of the best early-career paths to break into the industry.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Take Hogarth, whose moral series seem to me to be exploring how storytelling works through metaphors of paths and journeys.
—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
Reynolds has been crafty on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paths
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The borough added that collection days are not changing, only the start time of the pickup routes.
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The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
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Patrouille de France, the French Air Force’s acrobatic teams, flew over New York Harbor with their red, white and blue trails, evoking images of the American flag.
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Its grippy outsole offers reliable traction on trails and uneven terrain, while the soft eggnog color looks polished enough to wear around town afterward.
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Rodríguez denied those claims, saying some remote areas were difficult to reach because roads were blocked by landslides and debris, forcing authorities to rely on motorcycles, drones and satellite imagery.
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The roads can become extremely dangerous during this period because of fog, smoke, black ice and poor visibility.
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Go casual with denim shorts or lean more sophisticated with crisp trousers for the office — two ways Swift has styled white shirts before.
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That has caused several groups to propose their own ways to fix the program.
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Senate Bills 1144 and 1140 required highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and barred them from narrowing streets to make room for bike lanes and pedestrian pathways, according to previous Idaho Statesman reporting.
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Regional leaders should use those results and current labor-market data to improve or discontinue pathways that no longer lead to viable work.
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There exists no equivalent repository—legal or otherwise—of motion trajectories for joints.
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The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
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According to the National Park Service, the footpaths through the forested ridgetops of Pennsylvania are among the most popular.
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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“Paths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paths. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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