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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
Long COVID potentially has many subtypes with different biological pathways and responses to different treatments, researchers said.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
No cause of death has been given, though an official Facebook page for Derringer and his wife had detailed several health issues in recent months, including ankle bypass surgery (which creates a new pathway for blood to get around a blocked artery).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
The deals also married with Brighton’s global recruitment model of attracting young players via a clear and potentially speedy pathway into the first team, with an expectation of not standing in the way of further career progression at the right price and in the right circumstances.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The post included photos of the actress stepping into a turquoise ocean and looking off into the sunset, as well as glimpses of Theroux, first walking down a garden pathway at dusk and then spending time in a hot tub.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
No cause of death has been given, though an official Facebook page for Derringer and his wife had detailed several health issues in recent months, including ankle bypass surgery (which creates a new pathway for blood to get around a blocked artery).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
The deals also married with Brighton’s global recruitment model of attracting young players via a clear and potentially speedy pathway into the first team, with an expectation of not standing in the way of further career progression at the right price and in the right circumstances.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The post included photos of the actress stepping into a turquoise ocean and looking off into the sunset, as well as glimpses of Theroux, first walking down a garden pathway at dusk and then spending time in a hot tub.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathway
Noun
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The path to infection The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Aging is being redefined not as a linear path to decline, but as a modifiable, and in some ways reversible, biological process.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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And earlier this week, Italy enacted a law that removes the route to citizenship through great-grandparents.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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The bus route that passed through it never returned.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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And in Sri Lanka, the hotel group Resplendent Ceylon has formalized a network of 14 footpaths that cut through forests and tea fields.—
Mary Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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The city’s roads and walkways are steep, bisected by narrow footpaths, all displaying wares or services for sale.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
1 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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At a time when many young people see college as the only way forward, veterans have already shown a willingness to choose their own path.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Picnic tables overlook the cascades, and a short trail allows for easy exploration.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Canadian Rangers make a trail across the tundra for U.S. Special Forces following behind.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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