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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond
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Recent Examples of pathway
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?
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Straightforward passages turn into figurative reflections and allusive pathways….No poet is more mercurial while frank, more understated while exacting, or more enlightened while inquisitive.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The fast-track pathway targets high-net-worth individuals looking for a route to American citizenship.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Examining signaling pathways, the researchers found that GPR133 signals through pathways – cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and β-catenin – known to be crucial to bone development, remodeling, and maintenance.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 7 Aug. 2025
Straightforward passages turn into figurative reflections and allusive pathways….No poet is more mercurial while frank, more understated while exacting, or more enlightened while inquisitive.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
The fast-track pathway targets high-net-worth individuals looking for a route to American citizenship.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Examining signaling pathways, the researchers found that GPR133 signals through pathways – cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and β-catenin – known to be crucial to bone development, remodeling, and maintenance.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathway
Noun
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Tel controls the ball into Johnson’s path, who sweeps the ball out wide towards Son, who is free on the left wing.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
15 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
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No roads reach this untouched haven—only narrow, meandering footpaths.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Douglass laid out the first of what would become fifty-nine avenues, a hundred and eighty footpaths, and four walks.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Stassi will look to fight her way onto the podium in New Orleans.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nipsey Hussle is set to be recognized by the Los Angeles Metro in a major way.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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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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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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