towpath

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for towpath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
Noun
  • For the filmmakers working in the region over the past two years, it’s been a long, arduous road to reach audiences, as the war impacted their physical productions and made potential distributors wary of facing political backlash for releasing their films.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the riots, Hamida witnesses a girl paraded naked on the streets.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • City officials estimated the revenue from Disney parks attendance and parking would generate $108 million to $164 million annually toward the city’s day-to-day operations, such as providing police and fire services, operating libraries and maintaining city streets.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jefferson was driving a 2018 Toyota Camry heading north on Arkansas 53 when the vehicle went off the roadway and collided with a tree, the report says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The force of the crash pushed the SUV off of the roadway where, minutes later, first responders found the driver unresponsive.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new sedan also integrates BYD’s latest Tianshen C driver-assistance suite, which adds adaptive cruise, lane-centering, and enhanced safety automation to support more comfortable long-distance driving.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Schroder passed to Monk, who missed a floater in the lane.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Violette_FR’s new London home has large windows and a separate entrance facing Carnaby Street, the historic shopping thoroughfare that’s crowded with locals and tourists alike.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Macy’s chose China Grove for the facility due to its position in the Southeast near major thoroughfares, enabling faster, more efficient service to millions of customers.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Five elevated walkways connect the silos to the main warehouse to optimize logistics operations.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The ban also includes using smokeless tobacco products in bathrooms, pedestrian walkways, dining spaces, spectator seating areas, training rooms, playing fields, locker rooms and vendor areas, according to the ordinance.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So for about 18 years, pedestrians and bicyclists vibing on footpath alongside the Blue Line would come to an abrupt stop near the I-277 overpass.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Both footpaths have been on Carlsbad’s master trails map for years.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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