as in untrodden
not having been traveled over or through
the team of scientists will use dogsleds to travel across the pathless Antarctic wilderness
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Recent Examples of pathless
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods.
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Leah Hall, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
Leah Hall, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
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Or that art may be the last untrodden and inviolable way of the psyche remaining to us?Donna Tartt, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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Black Emperor had been re-landscaping post-rock to make room for string sections—but Richter’s universal laments, in which yearning piano and string figures twirled atop electronic murmurs, illuminated an untrodden path for solo composers.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Sep. 2024
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Accessible only by a scenic hike or kayak, this pristine spot offers a tranquil retreat with breathtaking views.Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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As for other luxe ski resorts to head to this winter, destinations from Alaska to Patagonia are offering up pristine slopes for an over-the-top experience.Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
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Opening up the process has raised questions about attributing asteroid names to students whose future is still an untraveled road, however.Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
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Furthermore, much of the Sino-Russian border is remote and untraveled, making arms transfers difficult to detect.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Pathless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathless. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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