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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 Champions for female leaders in business say those steps need to include developing pathways to retain women leaders, redesigning work environments for some flexibility, and recognizing that fathers are caregivers as well. Cassidy Randall, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025 Ukrainian and American delegations met in Jeddah on March 11 to discuss a pathway to peace and reset rapidly worsening diplomatic relations. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Despite its detractors, college remains the pathway with the most promise for Americans’ economic mobility. Braulio Colón, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025 Scientists have tapped into the Summit supercomputer to study an elaborate molecular pathway called nucleotide excision repair (NER). Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pathway
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Noun
  • Kelenic also doesn't have a clear path to playing time in Atlanta.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • While inflation cooled in March, reaching a six-month low, the path has been uneven, and Powell has faced criticism from both the left and the right over whether the Fed acted too slowly—or too aggressively.
    Nik Popli, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • American military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, officials say The airplane, which had only 14 passengers on board, had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, a popular tourist destination off the coast.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Amanda McPherson, 38, and Johnathon McPherson, 27, were caught when detectives discovered seemingly unrelated cases of fraud shared the same postal routes, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in an April 17 news release.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Vilnius already has 926 miles of footpath and a network of walking trails, including 24 leisure trails and 16 everyday routes.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Nearly six decades ago, Peralta Park was home to a community amusement park with circus-like attractions, but on Wednesday there were few strollers around and only a smattering of tents on the footpath above the channel.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Parents say private or homeschool is the only way to avoid conflict with religion After various teachers, administrators and parents raised concerns about the effectiveness and age-appropriateness of the books, the school system allowed students to be excused when they were read in class.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Southern interior designers know that there are many different ways to enjoy nice china that don't involve dining.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Buy a peck from the shed or U-pick, visit the education center and butterfly garden, listen to live music, and follow the walking trails throughout the property.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • It can be reached by walking about a half-mile west on the unpaved upper trail from the western parking area at Black Miners Bar.
    Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Pathway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathway. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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