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Recent Examples of towpath
From scenic walks on a towpath to intense treks on high-incline trails, taking the proper gear with you will keep you prepared for unexpectedly long days, temperature changes, and inclement weather.
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Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
Those interested in American history will flip for Washington Crossing Historic Park and the Old Barracks Museum, while nature lovers should bring their bikes for a ride along the D&R Canal towpath, now a paved multi-use trail along the water’s edge.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2021
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who enjoyed hiking the towpath, was among its most vocal boosters.
—Eliza McGraw, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
That section will probably run along city streets because the old canal towpath and railbed have long since been built over.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Oct. 2022
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Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
Those interested in American history will flip for Washington Crossing Historic Park and the Old Barracks Museum, while nature lovers should bring their bikes for a ride along the D&R Canal towpath, now a paved multi-use trail along the water’s edge.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2021
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who enjoyed hiking the towpath, was among its most vocal boosters.
—Eliza McGraw, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
That section will probably run along city streets because the old canal towpath and railbed have long since been built over.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
Noun
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The road is closed from Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 to Sterling Avenue/Exit 10 in Kansas City.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Motorsports have a long history of bringing race technologies to the road.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters angrily confronted each other on the streets of a mainly Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood Tuesday night as officials said Jews were targeted with antisemitic rhetoric.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Police searched a sidewalk and street roughly 20 minutes after the apparent sound of gunshots, but found no shell casings, no evidence of the shooting, and ultimately, no gun.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2025
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This position is responsible for professional and highly complex administrative work, control and processing of documents related to large scale programs and projects involving County roadways and related infrastructure.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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One lane is closed from 135th Street to 151st Street on southbound US-69.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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Swish a floater in the lane to essentially ice things, only to be called upon to drill a pair of free throws seconds later because LeBron James nearly willed Los Angeles back into it?—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Five months after Seattle completed its three-year construction project for a new bus rapid transit line along a main thoroughfare, neighbors are beginning to take stock.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Crossing seven modern-day prefectures and the snowy crags of the Japanese Alps, this thoroughfare, the Nakasendō, connected the imperial capital of Kyoto with the cultural capital of Edo (now Tokyo).—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also, airlines regularly make changes to their routes.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Jacksonville: Monday's through Thursday's routes will run one day late.—
Joy Jackson,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Entertainment and Amenities Sliding doors reveal a lower deck wrapped in plush cream sofas—perfect for catching a Croatian sea breeze with a late-night brandy snifter or a fresh morning latte—and a walkway circling to a watersports platform.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The elliptical walkway in the current design, which harks back to the onePulse approach, may be its most lasting impact.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, many locales around the world don't allow e-unis on public roads, footpaths or even bike lanes, restricting their use to private land or maybe business parks and university campuses with permission.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2025
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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
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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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