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the direction along which something or someone moves the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea

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Recent Examples of pathway The memorandum directs the Interior secretary to analyze the legal pathways. Alan Wooten, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025 This restores the natural pathway where eggs and sperm may meet. Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025 The Webb administration had made the area a priority by establishing the South Platte River Commission to build parks and pathways in the area, but the area needed more than an amusement park. Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025 By establishing clear pathways for registration and transparent disclosure frameworks, the SEC might achieve designing a regulatory environment where companies can operate with confidence while ensuring investor protection. Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pathway 
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Noun
  • Jones grew up the daughter of artists, so creativity has always been her path.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 4 Feb. 2025
  • After the regulatory path failed, lawmakers briefly considered legislation last year that would allow Connecticut to follow the California approach, but with an opt-out down the road should the transition to electric prove too difficult.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Since the accident above the Potomac River, the Federal Aviation Administration has indefinitely suspended the use of most of those routes.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Also, parents can help teens find the best route to take before getting behind the wheel.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There are no cars or even roads on the two-square-mile volcanic outcrop, though footpaths are traversable by donkey.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Travelers can fly into Kahului Airport on a major airline and then drive two to four hours along the 64.6-mile-long Road to Hana, built in 1926 when there were only narrow footpaths and horseback riding trails.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Measurement issues Assessing the true size of Singapore’s philanthropic sector is challenging because of the many ways donors can give.
    Kevin Lim, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
  • For families already finding their own way, like Harris, clarity on what will happen would be helpful now.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Videos captured a giant red-orange fireball, followed by an eerie trail of smoke and burning debris.
    Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The largest of the seven cabins currently houses a gym, with other amenities including a pair of hot tubs, ponds, and hiking and cross-country ski trails throughout the estate.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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