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as in path
a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps
we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond
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Recent Examples of pathway
The program is aimed at helping communities become more sustainable and resilient by providing a pathway for continuous improvement, according to IDEM.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
These omegas are anti-inflammatory powerhouses, known to reduce body and brain inflammation through a bunch of different pathways that researchers suspect may have antidepressant effects.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 July 2025
Among the structures, there’s a hot tub that looks out on the meadows, a wildlife pond that attracts frogs and birds, and more than 2,000 square feet of decks, pathways, and paved terraces for taking in all of the outdoors.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Oil and gas investing has long been a pathway to financial success for those who
understand the industry’s unique opportunities.
—Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
These omegas are anti-inflammatory powerhouses, known to reduce body and brain inflammation through a bunch of different pathways that researchers suspect may have antidepressant effects.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 July 2025
Among the structures, there’s a hot tub that looks out on the meadows, a wildlife pond that attracts frogs and birds, and more than 2,000 square feet of decks, pathways, and paved terraces for taking in all of the outdoors.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Oil and gas investing has long been a pathway to financial success for those who
understand the industry’s unique opportunities.
—Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathway
Noun
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But what made this fire so much more dangerous was not its proximity but the fuel in its path.—
Faith Barton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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There are flowerpots all the way to the edges of the paths for the mole crickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Hundreds of species, from as far as South America, commonly stop in Kentucky to find food and rest their wings after traveling for miles along their aerial route.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Some compare the terraced ruins to Machu Picchu, but with only a few dozen visitors reaching this architectural marvel every day via trekking routes loving cared for and protected by indigenous communities, the experience of a visit couldn't be further from that at the overrun city of the Incas.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Viewers were able to see one of the siblings stroll calmly along a worn footpath, perfectly in step with an invisible rhythm.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Paille also said that urban areas could be redesigned to separate roads from footpaths.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 May 2025
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The task force would submit a report with recommendations to the state Legislature after examining the systemic causes of violence against African American women and girls, ways to help victims' families heal, methods to track data to understand the scope of the issue and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Or the ways that the Reyes family has lived in fear since Jose and his father were detained in early May.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Less than an hour after police arrived and started scouring the trails, screams in the distance led them to the bodies of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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One day, after hiking a local trail, Millie and Tim drink from a magical water source that triggers some harrowing side effects.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 July 2025
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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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