1
as in roads
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
take Route 190 for six miles, then get off
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2
as in paths
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 guides
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 routes
Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
This allows the machine to identify obstacles, plan routes, and navigate without constant human control.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupted one of the East Coast’s most important shipping routes.
—Gregg Herrin, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Orlando was also one of the cheaper destinations on the list, with average summer flights around $244, and some routes dropping below $70 depending on departure city and timing.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Vịnh Mốc was located next to the DMZ, putting it near key supply routes for North Vietnamese Army forces trying to advance to the south — and making the area an important target for US and South Vietnamese forces throughout the war.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
In addition, local roads, walking and bicycle routes are expected to have temporary changes.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 June 2026
South Florida travelers will regain five seasonal Southwest Airlines routes out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport under the carrier’s latest expansion plans.
—Carla Mendez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Putin has increasingly faced setbacks on the battlefield as a Ukrainian drone strike campaign disrupts critical logistics routes and public support at home wanes.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 6 June 2026
ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
This is software that encrypts data traffic and routes it through private tunnels to secure servers to prevent anyone from being able to read it.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The platform that routes content to the right provider, enforces terminology, tracks usage, maintains audit trails, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines and CMS platforms becomes the product.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
How Phantom Shuttle steals your data Socket researchers say Phantom Shuttle routes all your web traffic through proxy servers controlled by the attacker.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This underwater infrastructure quietly routes 95-99% of internet traffic, depending on the estimate, and are both complex to install and critical to the functioning of the web.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Our ReturnsDirect solution routes items directly from the customer to nonprofit, skipping the warehouse and eliminating the costs associated with that end of the supply chain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The web page now routes users to the university’s Center for Connection Culture.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech’s process routes industrial gases into special bioreactors containing anaerobic bacteria which consume carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen and produce ethanol, using a fermentation process similar to that of yeast.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
For people exploring non-drug routes to metabolic health, lifestyle approaches remain the most accessible option.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
This allows the machine to identify obstacles, plan routes, and navigate without constant human control.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disrupted one of the East Coast’s most important shipping routes.
—Gregg Herrin, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Orlando was also one of the cheaper destinations on the list, with average summer flights around $244, and some routes dropping below $70 depending on departure city and timing.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Vịnh Mốc was located next to the DMZ, putting it near key supply routes for North Vietnamese Army forces trying to advance to the south — and making the area an important target for US and South Vietnamese forces throughout the war.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
In addition, local roads, walking and bicycle routes are expected to have temporary changes.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 12 June 2026
South Florida travelers will regain five seasonal Southwest Airlines routes out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport under the carrier’s latest expansion plans.
—Carla Mendez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
Putin has increasingly faced setbacks on the battlefield as a Ukrainian drone strike campaign disrupts critical logistics routes and public support at home wanes.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 6 June 2026
Verb
For images, Google routes your prompt to Nano Banana.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
This is software that encrypts data traffic and routes it through private tunnels to secure servers to prevent anyone from being able to read it.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The platform that routes content to the right provider, enforces terminology, tracks usage, maintains audit trails, and integrates with CI/CD pipelines and CMS platforms becomes the product.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
How Phantom Shuttle steals your data Socket researchers say Phantom Shuttle routes all your web traffic through proxy servers controlled by the attacker.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This underwater infrastructure quietly routes 95-99% of internet traffic, depending on the estimate, and are both complex to install and critical to the functioning of the web.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Our ReturnsDirect solution routes items directly from the customer to nonprofit, skipping the warehouse and eliminating the costs associated with that end of the supply chain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The web page now routes users to the university’s Center for Connection Culture.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech’s process routes industrial gases into special bioreactors containing anaerobic bacteria which consume carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen and produce ethanol, using a fermentation process similar to that of yeast.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routes
Noun
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Such incidents involving multiple cyclists are rare in the Netherlands, where bicycle riding is woven into everyday life and almost all roads have dedicated cycle lanes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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These results come as Chinese automakers continue to rapidly advance electric motor technology across multiple design paths.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Bike paths in Moss Park downstream of the gage will be flooded, and the soccer fields at Moss Park will begin to flood.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
Noun
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What Labbé conveys through his prose here is the ways that soccer, at this highest of levels, can create a kind of collective experience for both players and spectators.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The pair visited Ethiopia in 2019 and met with Sahle-Work Zewde, the first woman president of Ethiopia to discuss ways to help girls continue their schooling.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Nonetheless, the series evolves into an elaborate soap opera over its 39 episodes, with complex scheming characters opposing Utena, her relationship with Anthy serving as the lodestar that guides this tragedy towards its ambiguous conclusion.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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In humans, the right side of our brain guides our left hand, while the left side controls the right hand.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Authorities said hospital operations had resumed and that major highways, markets and commercial centers were functioning normally by Monday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Noun
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As the global tournament approaches, filling the 16 host locales with hope and angst, the people who made the decision to opt out seem OK with it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
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Officials say Bradley Early Education Center’s approaches to these key issues could serve as a jumping-off point for an LAUSD expansion in the industry.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Reducing weight also reduces the pathways by which obesity fuels cancer, explains Bernard Fuemmeler, associate director of population science at the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and a co-author of the breast cancer study and the colorectal cancer study presented at ASCO.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
8 June 2026
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Scientists believe the treatment works by engaging neuromodulatory systems in the brain, particularly pathways involving norepinephrine and acetylcholine.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Verb
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That process shapes and steers the beam while reducing hardware complexity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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But laboratory confirmation, genomic sequencing to track the strain, the epidemiological analysis that steers the response, and more can be supported from the national and some provincial capitals.—
Tom Frieden,
STAT,
6 June 2026
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“Routes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routes. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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