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as in paths
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 pathways
Villas are entered through the garden, on stone pathways that aren’t conducive to wheelchairs.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
And some reorganization of struggling state systems would probably help, especially if those systems begin to provide alternative pathways to obtaining a four-year degree.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
They are used to delineate space and accentuate the lines of a landscape, including planting beds and pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
This can include things like what processes underlie biological behaviors and what pathways and networks regulate those processes.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Visitors would enter past letters spelling out N-A-T-E-L-A-N-D and pass through a six-story indoor mall spilling onto pathways leading to the other three lands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Experimental vaccine candidates for Bundibugyo exist, and emergency use authorization pathways could potentially accelerate their deployment.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Others are trying to build new pathways around it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
But the two pollutants have very different pathways to formation.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
And some reorganization of struggling state systems would probably help, especially if those systems begin to provide alternative pathways to obtaining a four-year degree.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
They are used to delineate space and accentuate the lines of a landscape, including planting beds and pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
This can include things like what processes underlie biological behaviors and what pathways and networks regulate those processes.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Visitors would enter past letters spelling out N-A-T-E-L-A-N-D and pass through a six-story indoor mall spilling onto pathways leading to the other three lands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Experimental vaccine candidates for Bundibugyo exist, and emergency use authorization pathways could potentially accelerate their deployment.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Others are trying to build new pathways around it.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
But the two pollutants have very different pathways to formation.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathways
Noun
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In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Place the bait stations along visible ant trails, near the edges of garden beds, along borders, fence lines, patios, or paths where ants travel, keeping roughly 5 to 10 feet of distance between them.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Guests can rent courtesy bikes or use trail maps to explore local running routes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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These aircraft repeatedly fly similar routes and rely on persistent radio-frequency links, allowing Russian electronic warfare systems to map and exploit these signals, causing the drones to lose control and crash.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Absolutely, say the co-authors of a new statewide hiking guide that encompasses more than 1,000 Sunshine State trails.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Men’s Shoes If going off the grid and exploring new trails is on your itinerary this summer, the Speedgoat 6 is a solid footwear choice.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Announced Tuesday, the Mavericks and Kidd mutually agreed to part ways, ending a coaching tenure that began in 2021 and concluded with an even 205-205 regular-season record.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The ways of the whites puzzled the Indians.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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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,
1 May 2026
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Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nothing Starship accomplished on Flight 12 was particularly groundbreaking for SpaceX; the mission goals and trajectories were broadly similar to those of the previous few test missions.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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All 12 of SpaceX’s Starship test flights to date have flown on suborbital trajectories.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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“Pathways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathways. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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