well-trodden
Adjective
Meaning
well-trodden (comparative more well-trodden, superlative most well-trodden)
Describing a route or path that is frequently used.
He beat the familiar and well-trodden path to her door.
Alternative names
well trodden
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Examples
A native of the Bronx, his subjects are often the continuously pulsating streets of New York City and the colorful cast of characters that populate its well-trodden pavement.
Safety issues caused by parking on the highway’s shoulder have prompted USFS to require limited weekend use permits and offer shuttles for the well-trodden Dog Mountain trail.
Route 1, covering over 800 miles, skirts the country's coastline, providing the perfect opportunity to get off the more well-trodden trail and see the island's empty spaces in all their glory.
The song contains no double entendres or glancing witticisms; even the central conceit—that, minus love, singer Andrew Savage is a husk merely acting as a human—is well-trodden ground.