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
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Three distinct routes for ships have now emerged, with different authorities vying to organize the transit of dozens of vessels through the waterway.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
According to Bass’ office, the trucks making trips in and out of the area will avoid residential streets and use hauling routes that have already been established in an effort to minimize the effects on nearby neighborhoods.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
In the last few weeks, Ukrainian drones have struck supply routes for Russian troops as well as railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
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Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Despite those ongoing threats, many ships continue to exit the Persian Gulf through the strait via routes that avoid Iranian waters, instead hugging the coastline of Oman.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Rather than producing a single answer, the AI ranked multiple routes and presented the operator with the best options.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
The business moved from downtown Milwaukee to Oak Creek in 1979, taking advantage of easier access to shipping routes and room to grow.
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Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The lymphatic system collects that fluid from your tissues and routes it through a network of vessels, nodes and organs running parallel to the circulatory system throughout nearly the entire body, per StatPearls.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Charter routes much of the traffic through its Wi-Fi networks.
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Kelcee Griffis,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Other steps include creating a greeting, enabling call recording (if your plan supports it), and setting business hours (which determines whether the system sends a customer to voicemail right away or routes the call).
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John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed.
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Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
For images, Google routes your prompt to Nano Banana.
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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.
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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.
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Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
The borough added that collection days are not changing, only the start time of the pickup routes.
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Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The model has structure in abundance and routes almost none of it toward meaning or mobility.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Three distinct routes for ships have now emerged, with different authorities vying to organize the transit of dozens of vessels through the waterway.
—
Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
According to Bass’ office, the trucks making trips in and out of the area will avoid residential streets and use hauling routes that have already been established in an effort to minimize the effects on nearby neighborhoods.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
In the last few weeks, Ukrainian drones have struck supply routes for Russian troops as well as railroad bridges, ferry crossings and oil refineries.
—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Despite those ongoing threats, many ships continue to exit the Persian Gulf through the strait via routes that avoid Iranian waters, instead hugging the coastline of Oman.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Rather than producing a single answer, the AI ranked multiple routes and presented the operator with the best options.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
The business moved from downtown Milwaukee to Oak Creek in 1979, taking advantage of easier access to shipping routes and room to grow.
—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
Verb
Despite operating on stablecoin rails, Caliza still routes many transactions through Swift.
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Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The lymphatic system collects that fluid from your tissues and routes it through a network of vessels, nodes and organs running parallel to the circulatory system throughout nearly the entire body, per StatPearls.
—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
Charter routes much of the traffic through its Wi-Fi networks.
—
Kelcee Griffis,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Other steps include creating a greeting, enabling call recording (if your plan supports it), and setting business hours (which determines whether the system sends a customer to voicemail right away or routes the call).
—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
In addition, the new system routes incoming calls to the closest of the county’s three call centers, switching automatically to another county center if any one should become flooded with calls, and even recruiting nearby counties in the rare event all three county centers are overwhelmed.
—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routes
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Rodríguez denied those claims, saying some remote areas were difficult to reach because roads were blocked by landslides and debris, forcing authorities to rely on motorcycles, drones and satellite imagery.
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The roads can become extremely dangerous during this period because of fog, smoke, black ice and poor visibility.
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This isn't burnout, but profound uncertainty stemming from AI disruption, economic instability, and evolving career paths.
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The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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There are no plans to continue any projects, whether that's with Netflix and books, that would talk about his family in similar ways.
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Its flavors and customs and ways of living are revealed to us over dinner or even a simple morning coffee.
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Eder believed that American flags should be made in America, a philosophy that still guides the company today.
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For a truly memorable half day on the island, book a session at Forge a Memory, where a blacksmith guides you through making your own knife.
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
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In the city of Taoyuan, home to the island's largest international airport, tanks drove down city streets and highways, videos and photos of the exercise showed, as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade conducted combat readiness patrols morning.
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Relatedly, as the film's release on June 26 rapidly approaches, there's new box office tracking data out.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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Senate Bills 1144 and 1140 required highway districts to prioritize vehicle traffic and barred them from narrowing streets to make room for bike lanes and pedestrian pathways, according to previous Idaho Statesman reporting.
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Regional leaders should use those results and current labor-market data to improve or discontinue pathways that no longer lead to viable work.
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The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.
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Taking a cue from nickelodeon piano players, composer John Powell steers the mood with a vibrantly eclectic score of sprightly ragtime, violin pathos and popcorn crescendos.
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“Routes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routes. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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