bypaths

noun

plural of bypath
as in byways

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  1. paths
  2. lanes
  3. roads
  4. highways
  5. approaches
  6. streets
  7. routes
  8. avenues
Noun
  • Imagine that two planets orbit a star on very similar paths, but one (call it Planet 1) is just barely closer to the star than the other (Planet 2).
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, a learner that assumes the world has shape, persistent objects, agents with goals, causes that precede effects and space with paths through it only needs enough data to locate things within that structure.
    — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • Most mountain roads should remain wet, but slick conditions are possible above 9,000 feet, especially after dark.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Critics also worried that an unplanned surge in housing could strain schools, roads and other infrastructure.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • The two highways are major entry points to the center of Kansas City and downtown.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For residents like Smith, the idea of transforming space above one of Atlanta's busiest highways offers a glimpse of what downtown could become.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Over the four decades since, communities have taken different approaches to bring CPR into the classroom.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Noun
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Video from the scene obtained by CNN showed ambulances rushing through narrow streets and crowds gathered outside the school building.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • One of the first to try on that hat was the agency's Perseverance rover on Mars, which used machine learning to plan and complete its first drive on the Red Planet using routes mapped out by generative AI in December 2025.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the war, Russia has repeatedly bombarded Ukraine’s Black Sea and Danube river ports, leaving Kyiv increasingly reliant on alternative routes to get its grain exports to markets in Africa and the Middle East.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • Westbound Northwest 21st Terrace between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The brouhaha offers many avenues for discourse and cultural dissection.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of avenues
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