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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
Louisville officials are proposing a redesign of both roads, which could include new on-street parking spaces, turn lanes and pathways for pedestrians and cyclists.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
These trials have demonstrated feasible pathways toward lower-carbon operation.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
In cognitive terms, constraints funnel the search away from dominant semantic pathways, encouraging more remote associations.
—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
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
These pathways connect the main residence to the nearby service buildings.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
These trials have demonstrated feasible pathways toward lower-carbon operation.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025
After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.
—Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The fat overload in astrocytes and microglia activates inflammatory pathways.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
In cognitive terms, constraints funnel the search away from dominant semantic pathways, encouraging more remote associations.
—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
These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
These pathways connect the main residence to the nearby service buildings.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathways
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Zohran's parents shaped his political views Though Mira and Mahmood told The New York Times in June 2025 that Zohran had not turned to them for political advice, their worldview and career paths have shaped Zohran’s democratic socialist political stance and mayoral campaign.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Together, Dick and Lynne Cheney raised two daughters, Liz and Mary, who would each forge their own paths in public life—Liz as a prominent Republican congresswoman and Mary as an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Allen had to hocus pocus their way through the receiver deficiencies with screens and other short-distance routes, but James Cook, the tight ends and offensive line delivered ample force.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Go deeper with the full video, more Detour Guides presented by Toyota Trucks, plus the trails and the trucks to get you to the wildest corners of our country.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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The 2,200 acres here house several top-tier performance spaces, museums, spas, and hiking trails.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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From the ways in which games are developed to hacks for completing levels, Tan said the technology's ramifications across the sector can't be overstated.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 Nov. 2025
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There are still many ways the trade truce can fall apart.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Create footpaths in these areas to reduce wear and damage to the lawn.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each point on this torus represents one possible state of the pendulum; paths on the torus represent the trajectories the pendulum might follow through space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The two players have enjoyed very different professional trajectories thus far.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Pathways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathways. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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