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as in routes
the direction along which something or someone moves
try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing I tripped over a rock directly in my path
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as in trails
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it
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as in roads
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road
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Recent Examples of paths
With its winding paths, extensive planting, and choreographed vistas offering views of four states, Olana is a sort of Gesamtkunstwerk to which Church devoted the final decades of his career.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Many of those paths lead to warfare.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday requested the creation of an ordinance aimed at banning electric bikes from being used on bicycle paths, equestrian and hiking trails.
—City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026
These colorful, low-growing perennials can be planted near paths, woodland edges, or other spots with partial shade.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Under the legislation, electric scooters, electric skateboards, and electric unicycles would be prohibited from operating over 28 mph on roads, bike lanes, bike paths, and sidewalks.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 May 2026
More Than One Way to Survive in Business Entrepreneurs have been positioned to accept that overcoming the competition is the only way to succeed in business, but there may be other paths forward.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The plan includes a mix of single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes and apartments along with open space, walking paths and a community gathering area.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The logline concerns two rival spies who cross paths in a Lamaze class as their wives become fast friends.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Many of those paths lead to warfare.
—CNN Money, 3 May 2026
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday requested the creation of an ordinance aimed at banning electric bikes from being used on bicycle paths, equestrian and hiking trails.
—City News Service, Daily News, 2 May 2026
These colorful, low-growing perennials can be planted near paths, woodland edges, or other spots with partial shade.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
Under the legislation, electric scooters, electric skateboards, and electric unicycles would be prohibited from operating over 28 mph on roads, bike lanes, bike paths, and sidewalks.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 May 2026
More Than One Way to Survive in Business Entrepreneurs have been positioned to accept that overcoming the competition is the only way to succeed in business, but there may be other paths forward.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The plan includes a mix of single-family homes, duplexes, townhomes and apartments along with open space, walking paths and a community gathering area.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The logline concerns two rival spies who cross paths in a Lamaze class as their wives become fast friends.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paths
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Receivers Mikey Matthews for white and Landon Ellis for blue scored the other two touchdowns on red zone crossing routes.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Airlines have been adding flights since Spirit’s bankruptcy filing last year on some of its routes and at major airports.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Once complete, the 34-acre site north of College Boulevard and west of State Line Road will eventually be home to restaurants, a luxury hotel, retail space, child care facilities, connector trails to City Park, multifamily housing and additional office space.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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The Los Angeles City Council on Friday requested the creation of an ordinance aimed at banning electric bikes from being used on bicycle paths, equestrian and hiking trails.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Orlando’s annual Corporate 5K race returns to Lake Eola Park on Thursday, closing several roads in the city’s downtown.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the spring, all is awash with green and swooped by swallows, and the many roads and hiking trails are beautifully edged with flowers.—
Helen Brown,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Subway has launched a new value menu with more than 15 entrees under $5, offering more protein-forward meals at a time when cost-conscious customers are craving ways to get the most bang for their buck.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Food noise stems from the intersection multiple biological systems such as hormones, blood sugar regulation, dopamine pathways and psychological processes.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and city agencies continue to prioritize unit production over ownership pathways.—
Izabela Engel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Community colleges and regional universities open doors to millions each year, offering affordable pathways to careers and degrees that change family trajectories for generations.—
Ed Smith-Lewis,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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There have also been reverse trajectories.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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With no boundaries for private property, footpaths crossed the landscape wherever a person desired to go.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Paths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paths. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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