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1 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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2 the direction along which something or someone moves
  • the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea

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The first known use of pathway was in the 15th century

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.

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