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Examples of route in a Sentence
We didn't know what route to take.
an escape route in case of fire
a major bird migratory route
You could take a different route and still arrive at the same conclusion.
Take Route 2 into town.
We live on a rural route.
Recent Examples of route from the Web
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For years, historians have scratched their heads over which route the Carthaginian general Hannibal took across the Alps to invade Rome during the Second Punic War.
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Bike-route stops include Greenhouse Tavern, Collision Bend Brewing Co. and Toast.
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Navigation apps like Transit, Citymapper, and Google Maps now list ride-hailing options alongside transit and bike routes.
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When construction on the sidewalk and crosswalk begins, he will be forced to take an indirect route that Barnes estimated is an extra half-block’s distance.
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Saudi Arabia sealed shut Qatar’s only land crossing, cutting off a key route for food and construction imports.
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Debate over timing and routes continues But the find still leaves some questions unanswered.
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Park crews were working to clear water, rocks and debris from roads early Sunday morning, and officials warned of delays along several routes.
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Members of the participating Mardi Gras Indian tribes greeted each other with chants then walked a route that began at Moss Street and traveled down Orleans Avenue.
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route Synonyms
Synonyms
arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way;
Related Words
autoroute, interstate, superhighway;
backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street;
Definition of route
routed;
routing
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: to send by a selected route : direct
- was routed along the scenic shore road
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: to divert in a specified direction
Examples of route in a Sentence
Traffic was routed around the accident.
When the doctor is out, his calls are routed to his answering service.
Recent Examples of route from the Web
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Your Home device will still listen for your commands, but will route all audio through the connected Bluetooth speaker.
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That lasted for a number of years, until Nestle ran a pipeline from the old city landfill, now operated by Waste Management Inc., to route the methane to its Stouffer's plant.
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Aiva, which answers to Alexa, will route patients’ requests to departments such as housekeeping or the pantry.
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Could do it all: run inside and out, route guys up in passing game, and pass protect.
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What both fin-tech companies do is route financial transactions from retailers to banks to enable sales via credit and debit cards whether at a big box store or a merchant's mobile app.
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Colleagues in the white hot center of the magazine’s demographic started to route me my own column through the corporate mail.
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Kleven said there is a lot of electrical work needed to route the connections through one building.
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Cedexis' technology monitors the performance of the internet so companies can route their online traffic most efficiently and most reliably.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'route.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of route
ROUTE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of route for English Language Learners
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: a way to get from one place to another place
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: a way that someone or something regularly travels along
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: a way of achieving or doing something
route
Definition of route for English Language Learners
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: to send (someone or something) along a particular route
ROUTE Defined for Kids
Definition of route for Students
: a regular, chosen, or assigned course of travel
Definition of route for Students
routed;
routing
: to send or transport by a selected course
Headscratcher for route
Routed and detour are spelled with the same letters and have related meanings. When drivers follow a detour because a street is closed, they are routed through different streets that take them to their destination.
Medical Dictionary
noun
\
ˈrüt
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ˈrau̇t
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medical Definition of route
: a method of transmitting a disease or of administering a remedy
- the airborne route of…infection
- —M. L. Furcolow
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