as in trail
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
found the footpath leading down into the valley
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Recent Examples of footpath
The Haudenosaunee Nation moved into the area and used the footpaths and trail systems.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The imperative, then, is closing those gaps, pulling hikers off those connecting routes by securing land for actual footpaths.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
The sky’s all-encompassing blue reached down to the shimmering — almost blinding — white snow, flowing transparently into the stream of the footpath.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
India's preparation was also shrouded in mystery as confusion reined over whether media could access their training sessions, which were shut from the public supposedly because too many fans would congregate dangerously on footpaths.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Gary Stoller, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The imperative, then, is closing those gaps, pulling hikers off those connecting routes by securing land for actual footpaths.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2024
The sky’s all-encompassing blue reached down to the shimmering — almost blinding — white snow, flowing transparently into the stream of the footpath.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
India's preparation was also shrouded in mystery as confusion reined over whether media could access their training sessions, which were shut from the public supposedly because too many fans would congregate dangerously on footpaths.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpath
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Special Birding Trails About 200 miles of trails makes up The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail along Alabama's Gulf coast.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Although the golden retriever has long settled into his new home in New York, his tear-jerking farewell is still leaving a trail of dewy-eyed viewers in its wake.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The controller then directed the Mesa plane onto a path that risked a collision, triggering cockpit alarms in both planes.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Money & Markets 10 high-paying and fast-growing jobs that don't require a college degree There are lots of great fields out there for people who didn't go to college By Start Slideshow Start Slideshow For many, the path to success starts with obtaining a college degree.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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Weighing Permanent Residency Options There are multiple pathways to permanent residency in the U.S. 1.—
Muhammed Uzum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The hope is that, after surviving initial failures, companies like Intuitive Machines will learn from their mistakes and open a low-cost, reliable pathway to the lunar surface.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Footpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpath. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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