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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
Progress toward that goal faltered in 2023 when the state learned that its proposal to tap federal funds for a study on the Idaho-Utah route had been incorrectly submitted. — Rose Evans september 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026 Bateman’s 27 routes led Baltimore’s receivers, while Zay Flowers aggravated a hamstring injury and rookie Ja’Kobi Lane fractured his wrist. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
Musk said in a post on X that electric brakes avoid the complexity of routing hydraulic plumbing around the vehicle. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Anthropic, creator of Claude, said earlier this month that a Chinese AI model had routed some of its users’ queries to Anthropic. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 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
  • Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some might be taken on the road and featured in live appearances, or at least have their stories recorded and included in campaign ads.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • Much of the league’s hopes for the future rest on the development of young talents like McKibbin, Josele Ballester, Caleb Surratt and Michael La Sasso, but who knows if those players want to commit to an unstable path.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Adan Figueroa, a high school counselor at Prosser Career Academy, has spent much of his career helping undocumented and immigrant students navigate the path to college.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • In some ways Bartlow mirrors the choice of some fine dining chefs in Spain to trade perfectly plated still lifes for deep, homey flavors that cover every inch of the table.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Many tech leaders generally say their goal is to develop the technology in ways that promote safety, address legal liability, feed economic growth, advance science and preserve national security.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of way
Verb
  • Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The judgment was a crushing blow for a man who was once embraced by the West, invited to the 1999 peace talks in France and seen as the leader who could guide Kosovo to independence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • And as to the top-down driving experience, the S/C is quite pleasant even at highway speeds.
    — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The approach allows facilities to generate electricity from an existing byproduct rather than adding another fuel source.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The approach will compare cases among people who were vaccinated versus people who were not.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of approach
Verb
  • The 44-year-old has steered them from relegation trouble to a second Champions League qualification in three seasons with an attractive style of play.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • As the parents and children approached the school, first grader Hayden Raupe steered his black, blue and green bike past a line of cars stretching around the corner.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of steer
Noun
  • Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • On the busy thoroughfare of Rosecrans Avenue, offices are seeing an influx of white-collar service firms full of lawyers, accountants and bankers.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare

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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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