towpaths

Definition of towpathsnext
plural of towpath

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpaths
Noun
  • Residents in Brazil's Minas Gerais state faced shuttered roads and shops and streets under water on Thursday following more heavy rain overnight as the death toll from recent floods and landslides reached 53, authorities said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in nearly a dozen Mexican states and authorities report that at least 70 people have died.
    Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The chamber estimated that more than 100,000 spectators crowded the streets to celebrate the Year of the Horse.
    Staff report, Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Closer to the lobby is the quaint Minsheng district, a leafy and walkable grid of low-slung streets filled with mom-and-pop shops, neighborhood shrines, and increasingly, indie cafes and design studios.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Snow removal crews and equipment from Vermont and New York have arrived in the Bay State to assist with snow removal operations on municipal roadways.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Elevate Porter County, the effort to develop a comprehensive plan for land use and thoroughfares, hosted a workshop Monday evening to engage the community in steering the county’s future.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Many families, seeking a way to support themselves in the new country, opened food stalls on major thoroughfares—thus, Taiwan’s modern food scene was born.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Sawtooth Mountains resort had six lifts open running across 39 open routes, with no plans to close them anytime soon.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Southwest Airlines is launching four new nonstop routes from Austin this fall as the carrier continues expanding its footprint at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
    Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Entrance is free, though a map will cost you about three pesos, so just show up and start wandering the mini walkways.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Complaints are growing in the Northern California city of Roseville over crumbling walkways, dead trees, and broken soundwalls.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Those runs require steep climbs to ski.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Grindlinger allowed no hits and no runs.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Towpaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpaths. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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