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noun

ˈrüt How to pronounce route (audio)
Definition of routenext
1
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel take Route 190 for six miles, then get off

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Relevance
2
as in path
an established course for traveling from one place to another we're going to get stuck in traffic if we take the usual route

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3
as in way
the direction along which something or someone moves hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard

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route

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verb

as in to guide
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle

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Recent Examples of route
Noun
Kotelnicki also called an imaginative double-pass in which Marshall threw to backup quarterback Cole Ballard; Ballard lofted it back toward Marshall, who embarked on a deep sideline route. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Working a range also gives Cartier more than one route to a customer. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
Someone operating the malware could route internet traffic through your phone's connection. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Agents could also leave application interfaces behind entirely, by being routed through text-messaging services, as Spear Street Technology's Instinct does. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for route
Recent Examples of Synonyms for route
  1. road
  2. path
  3. way
  4. guide
  5. highway
  6. approach
  7. steer
  8. thoroughfare
Noun
  • The rear tire plays a different role from its conventional use on roads.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The trip to Seattle began a stretch of six road games in eight weeks.
    — Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Baltzor, and hired riders, had to hoof it through heavy smoke into the mountains to extract their cattle from the path of the fires.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The second-year fifth-round pick started at the MIKE spot and handled green-dot responsibilities on his way to recording six tackles and being active throughout the night.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of way
Verb
  • The concierge can arrange birdwatching or fishing tours, while Chef Williams Saurina will guide you through the finer points of making fresh salsas in volcanic molcajetes, to be sampled with warm totopos.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pediatricians can help families navigate these decisions and guide them on how to continue living healthy lives with minimal interruptions during a measles outbreak.
    — Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • Those assurances preceded Machado’s dramatic reappearance Sunday at a Catholic church in Lara state and a journey across northern Venezuela that drew thousands of cheering supporters to highways and city streets.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.
    — Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • That move placed the vessel within Russia’s Pacific submarine force, which operates across the country’s eastern maritime approaches.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Both approaches require costly infrastructure, but while exports could quickly fill government coffers, using gas to fuel industrialization has the potential to deliver a larger long-term payoff.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of approach
Verb
  • Admirers viewed him as a capable leader who could steer the nation through global uncertainties, the image carefully crafted by the mainstream media.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ne-Yo endeared himself to a legion of women bruised by the very men who’d eventually steer R&B into an era of lawlessness.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of steer
Noun
  • Major traffic disruptions are anticipated along key thoroughfares, including Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 36th Street.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the first nine months of 2026, the famed thoroughfare has welcomed 49 million people, impacted by the conflict in the Middle East and the social unrest in France.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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