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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 Case in point: a pathway where columbines have popped up in ever-increasing numbers each year. Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025 Further research can help identify those other ion channels and pathways that allow epithelial cells to generate bioelectricity. Steve Granick, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 This partnership with the research institution creates a pathway between clinical space and laboratories, Ross said. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Yun will follow a similar pathway to Brighton’s 27-year-old Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma by going out on loan in Europe next season to build up enough merit points for a UK work permit. Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pathway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathway
Noun
  • But Giddens herself has often experienced her own career as a lonely, even alienating exercise in trying to carve an industry path that barely previously existed.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Ariane 6 and Vega C are costly, lack a path to reusability, and aren't geared to match SpaceX's blistering launch cadence.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Volunteers — friends, family and other runners — support us along the route.
    George B. Sánchez-Tello, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ultimately, the key to making congestion pricing zones both fair and popular is through the provision of alternative modes of transport beyond private vehicles – frequent and low-cost mass transit, and safe cycleways and footpaths.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The forest is full of dinosaur-sized trails that the titans prefer to walk through, the open spaces further trampled by all the other species that take these convenient footpaths.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The very premise of the production is a gimmick, a way to let an actor show off and dazzle the audience with some tricks.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The mussels easily make their way into live wells, bilges and ballast tanks, watercraft’s engine systems, plumbing and other compartments onboard boats.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stops along the trail will highlight the surrounding forest, the bordering Mountain Island Lake, the cotton plantation fields and the plantation farmstead and include signs providing information and historical context.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Enjoy the views of the canyons below from the rim trail, or take the 2.5-mile loop trail to see canyons one through nine.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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