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Path Of Least Resistance

Definition: Path Of Least Resistance

Path Of Least Resistance

Noun

1. The easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Synonym: Path Of Least Resistance

Synonym: line of least resistance (n). (additional references)

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Modern Usage: Path Of Least Resistance

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Screenplays

And I wouldn't be doing my job if I let Dawson and Downey spent any more time in prison than absolutely necessary because their lawyer had predetermined the path of least resistance. (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

Lyrics

Never settle for the path of least resistance ("I Hope You Dance"; performing artist: Lee Ann Womack)

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Commercial Usage: Path Of Least Resistance

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Books

  • The Path of Least Resistance for Managers: Designing Organizations to Succeed (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: Path Of Least Resistance

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Open water to left, bare tundra to the right Weasel takes path of least resistance over strip of snow.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

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Familiar Quotations: Path Of Least Resistance

AuthorQuotation

Samuel Butler

Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Path Of Least Resistance

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Health

Following surgery, the semen takes the path of least resistance and enters the wider opening to the bladder rather than being expelled through the penis. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Path Of Least Resistance

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

the path of least resistance

6
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Anagrams: Path Of Least Resistance

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-e-e-e-f-h-i-l-n-o-p-r-s-s-s-t-t-t"

-5 letters: theatricalnesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Path Of Least Resistance


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 61 74 68      4F 66      4C 65 61 73 74      52 65 73 69 73 74 61 6E 63 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100001 01110100 01101000 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01001100 01100101 01100001 01110011 01110100 00100000 01010010 01100101 01110011 01101001 01110011 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100011 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#97 &#116 &#104 &#32 &#79 &#102 &#32 &#76 &#101 &#97 &#115 &#116 &#32 &#82 &#101 &#115 &#105 &#115 &#116 &#97 &#110 &#99 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0061 0074 0068      004F 0066      004C 0065 0061 0073 0074      0052 0065 0073 0069 0073 0074 0061 006E 0063 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

506786742497224671678586252718575858667806971

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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