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Recent Examples of towpath
More than 600 cyclists will embark on a 400-mile ride along the Erie Canal towpath and part of the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to Albany.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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
Twenty miles of the towpath, between the Lock 39 and Botzum trailheads, reside inside the national park.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Those who hike the trail have the opportunity to summit Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast, walk along a peaceful creek, or follow in the footsteps of history where the trail becomes part of the towpath for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
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
Twenty miles of the towpath, between the Lock 39 and Botzum trailheads, reside inside the national park.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
Noun
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The National Weather Service says strong winds could generate breaking waves of 8 feet causing dune erosion and road overwash.—
Mark Price
April 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Flyers have road games at Detroit and Winnipeg followed by home contests against Carolina and Montreal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In recent years, cities have been living through short storms that turn subway stations into lakes, streets into rivers, cars into boats.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parking in some South Beach garages was $40, but garages and street parking remained open.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The roadway was blocked for about five hours following the accident.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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He was found along Mississippi Street and partly in the roadway, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This, for now, is staying in the appropriate lane.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The two-lane span was originally built in 1931, back when cars were a lot different.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Downtown Florence earned recognition as a Great American Main Street in 2023 thanks to its bustling thoroughfare, where visitors can attend a play at Florence Little Theatre, shop at local stores, and make dinner reservations at local restaurants.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump has warned repeatedly that the US could strike power plants, bridges and other infrastructure in Iran if Tehran fails to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil thoroughfare.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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He is fascinated by how roads connect and enjoys designing his own imaginative routes and paths.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The fees would act as a kind of war reparations, says Ghiselli, while allowing Iran to institutionalize its management of the shipping route.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The project includes fencing, court surfacing, accessibility improvements, landscaping and drainage work, along with new walkways, utilities and supporting site infrastructure.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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With no public footpath crossing the land, the secluded cove is accessible only from the estate itself or by boat—an unusual level of privacy for this stretch of coast.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
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Now, almost two decades later, King Charles has finally inaugurated the footpath – 80% of which is open to the public, with the remainder set to be completed by the end of the year.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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