en route
adverb or adjective
än-ˈrüt 
äⁿ(n)-ˈrüt
äⁿ(n)-ˈrüt
en-,
in-,
-ˈrau̇t
: on or along the way
he reads en route
arrived early despite en route delays
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As a redshirt freshman for the champion Bison, Brown ran for 1,181 yards and 15 touchdowns en route to winning the Jerry Rice Award as the top FCS freshman.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Alonso hit more home runs than any other rookie in baseball history in 2019 en route to winning NL Rookie of the Year.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Marina Mabrey knocked down five 3-pointers en route to scoring 22 points to lead the team, with Saniya Rivers adding 17 points off the bench in the loss.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The Connecticut team jumped on New York in the first inning, scoring three runs and leaving three runners stranded en route to the lopsided win.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Alonso hit more home runs than any other rookie in baseball history in 2019 en route to winning NL Rookie of the Year.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Marina Mabrey knocked down five 3-pointers en route to scoring 22 points to lead the team, with Saniya Rivers adding 17 points off the bench in the loss.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The Connecticut team jumped on New York in the first inning, scoring three runs and leaving three runners stranded en route to the lopsided win.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
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“En route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20route. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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