as in trails
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 footpaths
Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
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Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts.
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CBS News,
27 May 2026
The border between Uganda and Congo is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts.
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Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Narrow cobblestone laneways, pastel-hued shops, and footpaths meandering past stone houses with tiny backyard vineyards—and hardly other tourists in sight—lend a sense of discovery to daily strolls on this side of the lake.
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Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
An aerial view from a chopper showed mostly footpaths with limited access by road for vehicles.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Take footpaths toward the beach or stroll cobblestone streets in town for dining and shopping.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts, which many people use daily to visit family or to trade.
—
Katrine L. Wallace,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
The Uganda-Congo border is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts.
—
CBS News,
27 May 2026
The border between Uganda and Congo is several hundred miles long and crossed by numerous footpaths beyond formal border posts.
—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Narrow cobblestone laneways, pastel-hued shops, and footpaths meandering past stone houses with tiny backyard vineyards—and hardly other tourists in sight—lend a sense of discovery to daily strolls on this side of the lake.
—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
An aerial view from a chopper showed mostly footpaths with limited access by road for vehicles.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Take footpaths toward the beach or stroll cobblestone streets in town for dining and shopping.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpaths
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In Utah, federal land managers have closed public lands near the Cottonwood Fire as a precaution, and in New Mexico, forest officials closed campgrounds and trails near a wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
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Authorities from multiple agencies have been searching for her both in the lake and on surrounding trails.
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This isn't burnout, but profound uncertainty stemming from AI disruption, economic instability, and evolving career paths.
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The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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Senate Bills 1144 and 1140 required highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and barred them from narrowing streets to make room for bike lanes and pedestrian pathways, according to previous Idaho Statesman reporting.
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Regional leaders should use those results and current labor-market data to improve or discontinue pathways that no longer lead to viable work.
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“Footpaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpaths. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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