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Recent Examples of towpath
Twenty miles of the towpath, between the Lock 39 and Botzum trailheads, reside inside the national park.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The towpath that runs alongside the canal is a popular route for running, biking, or admiring the Georgetown architecture.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Bonus: in early October, the New England aster wildflower blooms purple along the towpath trail, where in the 1800s mules pulled boats up and down the Erie Canal.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Cyclists can pedal along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage or the 185-mile towpath at C & O Canal Historic National Park.
—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
The towpath that runs alongside the canal is a popular route for running, biking, or admiring the Georgetown architecture.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
Bonus: in early October, the New England aster wildflower blooms purple along the towpath trail, where in the 1800s mules pulled boats up and down the Erie Canal.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Cyclists can pedal along the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage or the 185-mile towpath at C & O Canal Historic National Park.
—Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Where are evacuations and which roads have been closed?—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Carlsbad is considering lowering speed limits to improve safety on local streets, a change already underway in nearby Encinitas and in San Diego.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Exceptions apply when the right half of the roadway is closed, on a roadway designated for one-way traffic, or a roadway divided into more than two lanes, according to state law.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration debuted the lanes in Orlando, home to Walt Disney World and throngs of vacationers with children.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first concept is a flashier hook, conjuring images of facehuggers wreaking havoc on packed pedestrian thoroughfares.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Campuses that failed to meet state standards are concentrated to the east and north of the two major thoroughfares.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When at sea, I, more often than not, like a throw-on outfit to wear over my bathing suit so I can easily get changed when walking across pool decks and walkways.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
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The walkway goes right past the eatery’s parking lot.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No roads reach this untouched haven—only narrow, meandering footpaths.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Douglass laid out the first of what would become fifty-nine avenues, a hundred and eighty footpaths, and four walks.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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