pathway
- noun
- /ˈpæθweɪ/
- The pathway leading to the beach was lined with colorful flowers.
- pathway map
I'm not sure if that's the pathway that alien civilizations take.
- I'm not sure if that's the pathway that alien civilizations take.
- By doing that, you clear a pathway to healing.
- You're already well along the pathway of being successful.
- Alienation from ourselves which often creates pathways of addiction and violence.
- They just simply need to be on the pathway to realizing those.
- I've included pathways for wiring through all of this.
- But now we're going to go on a pathway to realize true excellence.
Examples
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Small children run along the grassy pathways, sometimes through the middle of another family's lunch.
Fiction book (1998) -
When they were done eating, they began again treading the faint pathways they had worn in the dirt.
Fiction book (1997) -
But everyone else should try and find a different pathway off this beach.
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Do you see a pathway up to the house anywhere?
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Is there a pathway to your bedroom?
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As long as he was following some pathway, walking, going down, he felt strong.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Warren?" she called as she ran down the pathway with a wild, lost look on her face.
Fiction book (1996) -
The girls walked ahead of us down the pathway to the latest memorial.
Fiction book (1991) -
And we descended through these very rocky pathways, quite slippery.
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You see, my friends, forgiveness is a balm for our wounded souls and a pathway to healing the scars inflicted.
Synonyms
A path or road from one place to another
The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
A road or path people use to travel between places
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
A visible sign left where a person or animal has passed
A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
An old narrow path that runs along the edge of a field or cliff
Marks on the ground that animals, people, or vehicles make when they move
A rough path made by cart wheels
A path for people to walk on beside a road
A path that many people or vehicles use regularly
A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of long cells that carry signals between body parts and the brain
- Specialized
A nerve pathway that sends a signal across one connection between two nerve cells
A process someone follows to get better after illness, injury, or hard times
- Specialized
A route in the eye that drains extra watery fluid through the colored layer and the white outer layer
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Morphology
Etymology
Pathway comes from two simple words, path ('a track') and way ('a route'). It brings to mind a walk worn down by many feet, which is why pathway means a path or track made by people or animals over time.