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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
Responsibilities evolve, skill requirements shift, productivity expectations increase, and career pathways develop in new directions.
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Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Meander through a lush, fairy-worthy tapestry of ivy and narrow pathways forged throughout the B&B's history.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Taking time to understand the pathways of reconstructive breast surgery may help support body confidence and emotional well-being during recovery for some individuals after treatment.
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Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
For high-traffic pathways, consider adding stepping stones.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
This initiative opens new pathways for recognition, opportunity, and international collaboration.
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Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Each transmission helps establish pathways, which facilitate the future flow of information so that learning becomes easier over time.
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Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
Expanding treatment courts would increase access to care, reduce unnecessary incarceration, and create pathways to recovery and stability.
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Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Meander through a lush, fairy-worthy tapestry of ivy and narrow pathways forged throughout the B&B's history.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Taking time to understand the pathways of reconstructive breast surgery may help support body confidence and emotional well-being during recovery for some individuals after treatment.
—
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
For high-traffic pathways, consider adding stepping stones.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
This initiative opens new pathways for recognition, opportunity, and international collaboration.
—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
The overall score is based on a nation’s performance across 38 indicators in 12 categories, including tax treatment, rule of law, quality of life, investor and high-net-worth migration pathways, family inclusion, geopolitical stability, and capital mobility.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Each transmission helps establish pathways, which facilitate the future flow of information so that learning becomes easier over time.
—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
Expanding treatment courts would increase access to care, reduce unnecessary incarceration, and create pathways to recovery and stability.
—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathways
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This isn't burnout, but profound uncertainty stemming from AI disruption, economic instability, and evolving career paths.
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The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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The borough added that collection days are not changing, only the start time of the pickup routes.
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The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
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In Utah, federal land managers have closed public lands near the Cottonwood Fire as a precaution, and in New Mexico, forest officials closed campgrounds and trails near a wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
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Authorities from multiple agencies have been searching for her both in the lake and on surrounding trails.
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There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
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The beverage’s roots go back to 1565, when the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route began between Mexico and the Philippines, permanently altering both countries’ culinary trajectories.
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China’s defense ecosystem follows a different set of market dynamics, customer segments, and interoperability frameworks, with exports and production shaped by trajectories that remain distinct from the replenishment and modernization cycle underway across NATO-standard supply chains.
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“Pathways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathways. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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