1
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs
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2
as in chased
to drive or force out
the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders
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as in steered
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 routed
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Early that afternoon, the missing hunter was able to make several 911 calls, which were routed to authorities.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Within seconds, according to public records obtained by Sportico, David routed the query to Daniel Cruz, UCLA’s deputy AD and chief revenue officer.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Prescriptions should be routed through VA’s own cost-effective systems, and community care providers must meet the same wait-time standards as VA.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Armenia had been thoroughly routed, its aged defenses no match for the much larger Azerbaijan’s Israeli drones, vast wealth, and modernized military.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
The freshman completed 11 of 15 passes for 100 yards and rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown as CV routed Fremont-Oakland 48-6.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
All that data then needs to be routed through satellites to ground networks below.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead of going to circuit court, as most lawsuits against insurers would, Citizens routed their case to arbitration before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Bayern Munich have arguably been Europe’s most impressive team since August, and routed Pafos 5-1 to improve their title-winning probability to 10 per cent (from six).
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Early that afternoon, the missing hunter was able to make several 911 calls, which were routed to authorities.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Within seconds, according to public records obtained by Sportico, David routed the query to Daniel Cruz, UCLA’s deputy AD and chief revenue officer.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Prescriptions should be routed through VA’s own cost-effective systems, and community care providers must meet the same wait-time standards as VA.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Armenia had been thoroughly routed, its aged defenses no match for the much larger Azerbaijan’s Israeli drones, vast wealth, and modernized military.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
The freshman completed 11 of 15 passes for 100 yards and rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown as CV routed Fremont-Oakland 48-6.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
All that data then needs to be routed through satellites to ground networks below.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead of going to circuit court, as most lawsuits against insurers would, Citizens routed their case to arbitration before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Routed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routed. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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