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as in route
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 trail
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 road
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 path
The Broncos are falling out of any at-large-berth conversation and into the territory where their only path to March Madness is a Mountain West Tournament championship.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025
The Best Kids Books of 2024: Great Reads Including Books on Wicked and Taylor Swift
The author particularly wants to empower kids whose journey may follow an unexpected path, just like his own.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This season, Kansas City went 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a first-round bye and an easier path to the Super Bowl than Buffalo.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The majority of this 4.9-mile path is burned, outside of the last 0.55 miles that ends at Trippet Ranch.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025
The Best Kids Books of 2024: Great Reads Including Books on Wicked and Taylor Swift
The author particularly wants to empower kids whose journey may follow an unexpected path, just like his own.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This season, Kansas City went 15-2 and earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC and a first-round bye and an easier path to the Super Bowl than Buffalo.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The majority of this 4.9-mile path is burned, outside of the last 0.55 miles that ends at Trippet Ranch.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for path
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the route to developing practical and commercially viable quantum computers is far from clear, with multiple competing technologies and a host of organisations, large and small, racing to develop their own solutions.—
David Prosser,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The trail takes hikers through the canyon with smooth marble walls.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rachel, a mother of five herself, was later found with savage injuries, stuffed into a culvert near the trail.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The agency then returned on Thursday, Jan. 16 and discovered the home had split and slid onto the road.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Gianna and her father continued to share a love of the game and his mini-me was quickly on her way to carving out her own path in basketball.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tying them this way keeps them from touching each other so the air moves around them freely.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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The pathway to becoming a firefighter after prison isn’t clear-cut.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Purdue University has formed a notable partnership with United Airlines to provide students with opportunities for direct pathways to careers in aviation.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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When asked if any particular person has helped shape his approach to storytelling, the actor cited the indie filmmaker Steven Soderbergh.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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During the warm months of the long Southern California dry season, houses relied on a haphazard approach to passive cooling.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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If his career trajectory stays on its current path, the 29-year-old would put his name in the GOAT (greatest of all time) conversation.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Okra, whose gelatinous flavor figures prominently in African, Asian, Caribbean, and Southern recipes, has seen a similar trajectory.—
Emiene Wright,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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The property is adjacent to the unspoiled Torre Salsa Nature Reserve, featuring natural dunes and white sand beaches, which can be reached in just 5 minutes via a footpath from the property.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Haudenosaunee Nation moved into the area and used the footpaths and trail systems.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/path. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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