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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
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, the technology could be used positively to help poor countries leapfrog older development pathways.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
There are plenty of inorganic/abiotic pathways to produce oxygen under laboratory conditions, and these could be at play on an exoplanet.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
From Doty’s point, the challenge is the constraints of systems that were not originally designed to nurture individualized pathways.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
School leaders describe the campus as part of an effort to weave early college, dual credit and career pathways through every high school.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Refashioning the site is complicated, requiring crews working within a tight footprint to carefully preserve and renovate historic buildings, install exhibits and beautify pathways — amid the millions of visitors who flock to the Alamo every year.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
The brand said the shoe can be disassembled at the end of its life, with the knit, cords, footbed and sole separating cleanly to support circular end-of-life pathways.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, the technology could be used positively to help poor countries leapfrog older development pathways.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
There are plenty of inorganic/abiotic pathways to produce oxygen under laboratory conditions, and these could be at play on an exoplanet.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
From Doty’s point, the challenge is the constraints of systems that were not originally designed to nurture individualized pathways.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Lightning can follow conductive pathways, and these precautions reduce the risk of electrical surges.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
School leaders describe the campus as part of an effort to weave early college, dual credit and career pathways through every high school.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Refashioning the site is complicated, requiring crews working within a tight footprint to carefully preserve and renovate historic buildings, install exhibits and beautify pathways — amid the millions of visitors who flock to the Alamo every year.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
The brand said the shoe can be disassembled at the end of its life, with the knit, cords, footbed and sole separating cleanly to support circular end-of-life pathways.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathways
Noun
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Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trails meander past the butterfly garden, under a canopy of southern magnolias and hardwoods, and over a mix of boardwalks, dirt paths, and concrete walkways.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Monday's through Friday's routes will run one day late.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Early flights will likely focus on specific routes, cargo delivery, emergency services and premium passenger travel.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wildly beautiful, Sydney Harbour National Park protects the islands and foreshore around the famous harbour, including some of the most breathtaking beaches, bushland, and coastal trails in the world.—
Sophie Davies,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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The plane crashed in a very remote part of Emerald Mountain, a mountain with hiking and biking trails just across the Yampa River from Steamboat Springs, Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The cuts are not uniform, with areas of the campus scaling back in different ways.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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This can be done in different ways, such as retrofitting a facility to emit directly into a storage location or by building vacuumlike structures to suck up emissions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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An aerial view from a chopper showed mostly footpaths with limited access by road for vehicles.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Take footpaths toward the beach or stroll cobblestone streets in town for dining and shopping.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Chicago Democrats were sunnier than their neighbors across the aisle on their state and city’s trajectories.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Feb. 2026
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The two finished with Blair on very different trajectories.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Pathways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathways. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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