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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
One of the group’s core pushes with its campaign, beyond improved wages and access to a union health and pension plans, is to create structured career pathways for PAs.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Expanding pathways to sustainable aviation fuel LanzaTech’s ethanol has already proven to be a strong feedstock for SAF production via the ATJ process.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Live Nation has now provided Bonnaroo a hefty budget for further improvements, like reseeding the property and reinforcing runoff pathways.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Asking how biology explains the flow from signals to patterns to pathways and heuristics.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Creating safer pathways for internet use is a more effective way to protect young people online.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Adding pathways for pedestrians and bikers.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
As water erodes fractures in the bedrock, new cracks and pathways form, changing the contaminants that are entering your well.
—Alec Janis, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The two pathways can easily be active at the same time.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Expanding pathways to sustainable aviation fuel LanzaTech’s ethanol has already proven to be a strong feedstock for SAF production via the ATJ process.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Live Nation has now provided Bonnaroo a hefty budget for further improvements, like reseeding the property and reinforcing runoff pathways.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Asking how biology explains the flow from signals to patterns to pathways and heuristics.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Creating safer pathways for internet use is a more effective way to protect young people online.
—Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Adding pathways for pedestrians and bikers.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
As water erodes fractures in the bedrock, new cracks and pathways form, changing the contaminants that are entering your well.
—Alec Janis, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The two pathways can easily be active at the same time.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathways
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Employees can also reach out to mentors to learn more about specific roles and career paths.—
Roula Amire,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The role re-designer This confidence cultivator helps employees navigate new career paths without steering away from their sense of purpose.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were routes in which Brown broke inside, and a defender was awaiting.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Interpretive trails explain the ecological role of wildflowers and grasses, making this as much an outdoor classroom as a scenic walk.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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What To Do Go on a Hike There are over 20 miles of scenic trails around the resort to explore, whether on foot or mountain bike.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The park has more than 2,000 miles of footpaths and is a favorite of mountain bikers.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The presence, distribution, and motion of matter and energy through spacetime determined the curvature and evolution of that spacetime fabric, and then the curvature of that spacetime fabric determined the future trajectories and fates of every particle that exists within that spacetime.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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Slightly different trajectories from the division rivals.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pathways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathways. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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