routed; routing
1
: to send by a selected route : direct
was routed along the scenic shore road
2
: to divert in a specified direction
Synonyms
Examples of route in a Sentence
Noun
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.
Verb
Traffic was routed around the accident.
When the doctor is out, his calls are routed to his answering service.
Recent Examples on the Web
Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
There will be no changes to TARC's four most popular routes and there will be no changes to TARC3, a paratransit service.
—The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
For this trip, the route continues straight ahead (not through the gate) following sporadic chevrons nailed to fence posts.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Highlighting the smooth tech and design contributions is Mack Fisher’s widescreen cinematography, which makes the most of numerous spectacular landscape vistas — even if apparently some of them are in reality Californian, rather than from the route dramatized.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Even getting there comes at a price: 17-Mile Drive, the coastal scenic route, costs $12 to drive.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The walk begins on April 17, 2024, at 4 p.m. (MT) at Margaret T. Hance Park and the route will end at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
—Brittany Morris, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
A lot of this funding is going toward improving evacuation routes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
That means some cities on the edge of the route that were expecting to experience a second or two of total darkness might be left out.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
All that mass is overcome by 1,000 hp routed through three motors, offering a maximalist answer to the pickup-truck question nobody asked.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
And even though the amphitheater has nabbed some tour dates routed through other stadiums, Hartlund suggests their booking ability has benefited.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Calls to several Truckee airport officials Sunday were routed to a general mailbox and not answered.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
VPNs require a lot of trust because all your web traffic is routed through their infrastructure.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Wang said Chan wanted to hide the payments to Kuk, recommending at one point that they be routed through Kuk’s mother, possibly by labeling them as housecleaning services.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Today over 90% of prescriptions now are routed electronically between doctors and pharmacies via its national e-prescribing platform.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The hiker used his phone’s SOS feature to reach out to satellites that then routed the call through Douglas County Sheriff’s Office dispatch, which reached out to search and rescue, Arnett told 9News.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
Eliot’s wife Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot — who inspired The Waste Land and was committed to a mental hospital — or even Zelda Fitzgerald, but Swift takes the Hollywood route here.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
There will be no changes to TARC's four most popular routes and there will be no changes to TARC3, a paratransit service.
—The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024
For this trip, the route continues straight ahead (not through the gate) following sporadic chevrons nailed to fence posts.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Highlighting the smooth tech and design contributions is Mack Fisher’s widescreen cinematography, which makes the most of numerous spectacular landscape vistas — even if apparently some of them are in reality Californian, rather than from the route dramatized.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Even getting there comes at a price: 17-Mile Drive, the coastal scenic route, costs $12 to drive.
—Elaine Glusac, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The walk begins on April 17, 2024, at 4 p.m. (MT) at Margaret T. Hance Park and the route will end at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
—Brittany Morris, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
A lot of this funding is going toward improving evacuation routes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
That means some cities on the edge of the route that were expecting to experience a second or two of total darkness might be left out.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Verb
Castro Valley dropped to 11-6-1, 1-2-1. Palo Alto 17, Gunn 1
Palo Alto routed its crosstown rival Gunn on Wednesday afternoon, turning 21 hits into 17 runs.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
All that mass is overcome by 1,000 hp routed through three motors, offering a maximalist answer to the pickup-truck question nobody asked.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
And even though the amphitheater has nabbed some tour dates routed through other stadiums, Hartlund suggests their booking ability has benefited.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Calls to several Truckee airport officials Sunday were routed to a general mailbox and not answered.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
VPNs require a lot of trust because all your web traffic is routed through their infrastructure.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
Wang said Chan wanted to hide the payments to Kuk, recommending at one point that they be routed through Kuk’s mother, possibly by labeling them as housecleaning services.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Today over 90% of prescriptions now are routed electronically between doctors and pharmacies via its national e-prescribing platform.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The hiker used his phone’s SOS feature to reach out to satellites that then routed the call through Douglas County Sheriff’s Office dispatch, which reached out to search and rescue, Arnett told 9News.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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1
: road sense 2a, highway
U.S. Route 66
2
: a course of action toward a goal
the best route to peace
3
a
: an established, selected, or assigned course of travel
explorers looking for a new route to the Indies
air routes to Europe
b
: a territory to be gone over regularly
a newspaper route
route
2 of 2 verb
routed; routing
: to send or transport by a certain route
route heavy traffic around the city
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