1
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
take Route 190 for six miles, then get off
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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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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
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Traffic was backed up, but at least one lane reopened as of 2:15 p.m.
Heavy delays are expected, and motorists are asked to take alternative routes.
—Kathy Laskowski, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The new routes have the potential to cut ten or more hours of extra travel time each way—until recently, all international flights to Greenland were routed through Denmark or Iceland.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Noun
If the Knicks go this route, Wright seems to be the most likely candidate given his ties to the current roster core, though replacing a perennial playoff contending coach (Thibodeau) for a college standout with no pro experience would be a risky proposition in a high-leverage situation.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Traffic was backed up, but at least one lane reopened as of 2:15 p.m.
Heavy delays are expected, and motorists are asked to take alternative routes.
—Kathy Laskowski, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Verb
Girls softball Bishop’s Bishop’s, the No. 3 seed in the Division IV playoffs, routed No. 6 Montgomery 11-0 in the first round May 21.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The new routes have the potential to cut ten or more hours of extra travel time each way—until recently, all international flights to Greenland were routed through Denmark or Iceland.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for route
Noun
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These disruptions often result in road closures, traffic spikes and delays across key transit routes, severely affecting delivery schedules.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But Woldenberg, who holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and who worked at a corporate law firm before joining the family business, has been down this road before.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Divorce can feel like an octopus whose tentacles are hard at work sucking in whatever prey is in its path.—
Lisa Zeiderman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Investigators believed the person who killed Betsy Faria took the dog outside after she was stabbed, the probable cause said, and blood was cleaned up from the path between the victim and the patio door.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Eventually, the fast-growing pioneer species—willows and poplars—will give way to longer-living trees like red maples and sycamores.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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And one of the fastest ways to lose it is poor communication.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Edwards has guided the Timberwolves to two consecutive Western Conference Finals berths for the first time in franchise history.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Traffic control sign patterns will guide motorists through the work zone, according to the agency.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
Noun
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There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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This case follows another that occurred in 2018, when armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group Los Norteños de Río Bravo, whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Her demeanor is in line with the Earth sign, which often takes a sarcastic and direct approach to handling matters.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The program has drawn scrutiny for years, seen by critics as ways for supervisors to solicit political support by steering millions in public money to recipients of their choosing with no public debate.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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After seizing power in 2007, Hamas clamped down on Gaza’s gangs — sometimes with brute force and sometimes by steering perks their way.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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But that Miami location near the busy LeJeune Road thoroughfare that leads from Miami International Airport five miles away also once made this Sears a popular destination with tourists.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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