well-trod
Americanadjective
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"Bipedalism is certainly a unique path for crocodile relatives to take, but it's a path well-trod by dinosaurs and later birds. It obviously worked for these animals."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
This is well-trod philosophical ground — referencing “negative” and “positive” rights, natural law and all the usual back and forth about originalism and whether the Constitution is living or static.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
In joining Lilly, Marks is traveling a well-trod path of former top FDA officials taking jobs at the companies they once regulated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2025
A well-trod approach focuses on Japanese aggression against China, particularly around what Beijing defines as a 14-year conflict starting with Japan’s seizure of northeastern China in 1931.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
From where he’s standing, he can see the sky and a well-trod path that he knows will lead him out of these woods no matter which way he follows it.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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