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
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Regardless of the route or the tiering of competition, United will face a fight to return there.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The city uses three major software systems to log hours, calculate payroll taxes and benefits, and then securely route that information to banks.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Scouting report: Listed at 5-11 and 190 pounds, Loya is sudden in his movements and detailed at the top of routes.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Regardless of the route or the tiering of competition, United will face a fight to return there.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Route Optimization In drayage and last-mile contexts, AI tools are improving routing decisions by dynamically adjusting for traffic, weather and load constraints.
—Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The city uses three major software systems to log hours, calculate payroll taxes and benefits, and then securely route that information to banks.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for route
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Despite what could be an uphill road ahead, Lakenen says WNMU is here to stay.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Tel controls the ball into Johnson’s path, who sweeps the ball out wide towards Son, who is free on the left wing.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Tropical Storm Erin is nearly at hurricane strength Thursday night, its western path putting islands in the far eastern Caribbean under tropical storm watches, according to the National Hurricane Center.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Regarding concerns arounds biodiversity, another way to approach the issue is through a new protocol within the Convention on Biological Diversity.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The best way to do that is to lift the archaic blackout restrictions that infuriate so many fans.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The walking tour is self guided and includes a half-mile walk around the park to read informational legends at each dinosaur exhibit.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Johnson installed a new staff and is ready to help guide the new era of Bears football.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Police found some helpful clues in a heap of trash that was tossed into the last bit of forest off of the highway between Antwerp and Brussels.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Neither person in the vehicle was injured, and the eastbound lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Europeans clearly had coordinated their approach and were speaking with one message if in eight different voices.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Aug. 2025
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Their offensive approach, Lindor explained, derived some from conversations with Little Leaguers about keeping it simple.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Say a driver is steering their new iX M70 along an alpine roadway on a brisk October morning.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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Any inappropriate questions are immediately steered back to mixology.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The proposal would not only include metered parking along Bardstown and Baxter, but also several side streets off the thoroughfare.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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In New York City, heavy rains halted traffic along a major east-west thoroughfare in Queens, east of Manhattan.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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