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routed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of rout
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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routed

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of route
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
Verb
Tunica-Biloxi will launch its app through new subsidiary SaltTrade Derivatives, where any prediction market wager placed by customers will be routed through Kalshi. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Reaching the playoffs hasn't been in doubt for the Brewers, who routed the Reds to earn their eighth postseason berth in nine seasons. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field 22-0. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 In some cases, the money is routed through accounts belonging to unwitting money mules, including victims of online romance scams. — Emily Elconin For Cnn, CNN Money, 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 Alibaba alone accounted for more than 151 million Claude interactions, while Anthropic said Moonshot and DeepSeek sometimes routed their own users’ queries to Claude without their knowledge, potentially exposing sensitive information. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 The Giants prepare for a Monday night visit to the Los Angeles Rams, who could be extra motivated after getting routed 27-7 by San Francisco in Australia. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 The agency's 10-year reorganization plan includes an overhaul of its regional transportation system, reducing the number of USPS vehicle trips for transporting mail from post offices to processing plants, where mail is postmarked, sorted and routed. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routed
  1. whipped
  2. chased
  3. steered
  4. buried
  5. ejected
  6. guided
  7. bombed
  8. banished
Verb
  • That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And that daring move seemed to set the tone for the rest of the night, as Kansas City whipped the reigning AFC West champions 31-10.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • The man, identified as 22-year-old Rohit Rohit, chased Thakur down outside a Panera and shot her multiple times, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Operators that mastered complexity while others chased appearances.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • The Chargers were scuffling on Sunday even before WR Ladd McConkey was sidelined with a chest injury (after a Justin Herbert pass steered him into a huge collision).
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador's capital city of Quito to ride tandem bikes that are steered by volunteers who can see, but pedaled by blind riders.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of steered
Verb
  • The dielectric features were therefore buried inside the device, helping preserve their shape during fabrication.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There are also military capabilities there, including air defenses and mines buried underground.
    — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Oli Marmol was later ejected after sticking up for Rincon, who was making his MLB debut.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Marmol then came out of the dugout to confront Eddings and was ejected during the Rockies’ five-run inning.
    — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • All onshore experiences are locally guided, offered in small groups, and scaled to different activity levels.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • When Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique were coming through Barcelona’s youth academy together, they were known as the ‘Dream Team’ to the coaches who guided them.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of guided
Verb
  • In 2025, American and Israeli forces had bombed Iran’s nuclear-enrichment facilities, which Western leaders said were engaged in a decades-long drive to develop a nuclear weapon.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In Gaza, last December, Mustafa and Nesma Al Borsh married after waiting two years, then Israel bombed the school shelter where they were expected to live—Mustafa’s eight-year-old nephew was killed in the blast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Their situation is nothing like that of Prince Andrew, for example, who was stripped of all his titles and has now been banished to Sandringham.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Characters banished or murdered early in one version emerge victorious in another.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of banished

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

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