2
: a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another
also
: a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels
3
: the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another
metabolic pathways
Examples of pathway in a Sentence
We walked along a winding pathway.
we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
And some reorganization of struggling state systems would probably help, especially if those systems begin to provide alternative pathways to obtaining a four-year degree.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
This can include things like what processes underlie biological behaviors and what pathways and networks regulate those processes.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Visitors would enter past letters spelling out N-A-T-E-L-A-N-D and pass through a six-story indoor mall spilling onto pathways leading to the other three lands.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pathway
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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathway. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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pathway
noun
path·way
ˈpath-ˌwā, ˈpȧth- 
1
: a line of communication over interconnecting neurons extending from one organ or center to another
also
: a network of interconnecting neurons along which a nerve impulse travels
2
: the sequence of usually enzyme-catalyzed reactions by which one substance is converted into another
metabolic pathways
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