trodden

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If he moved to Radio 2, this would follow a well-worn path previously trodden by Chris Evans and Zoe Ball, who hosted its breakfast show having previously done the same for Radio 1.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He followed a path trodden by other youngsters from elite liberal families, attending the elite Bronx High School of Science followed by Bowdoin College in Maine, a university seen as a bastion of progressive thought.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

This pathway is now so well trodden as to have become a trope: the male feminist who deeply, appallingly wasn’t.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2025

As hip-hop rose from the streets to the mainstream in the 90s, the rappers and hustlers that broke through had few role models who had trodden that path before them.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024

Beyond the creeper, the trail joined a pig-run that was wide enough and trodden enough to be a path.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding