as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a great rout of rubberneckers had gathered around the scene of the accident
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as in defeats
failure to win a contest
the championship game was a humiliating rout for the team that had been favored to win
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as in escapes
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
in the mad rout from the school shooter, it was every person for himself
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs
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as in outs
to drive or force out
the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders
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Recent Examples of routs
ABC News,
12 May 2026
High school football in La Jolla this week was a tale of two routs — one on the positive side and the other not so much.
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La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Let the home routs and the Albertsons Stadium invincibility continue.
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Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
Yes, the Fed might be able to step in judiciously to prevent retreats from turning into routs.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward.
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Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Lakers 148-114 in Game 1.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Covenant Classical routs Weatherford Christian Fort Worth Covenant Classical got 17 points from Tate Mitchell to lead the Cavaliers to a 84-32 victory against Weatherford Christian in a TAPPS 1-3A game on Friday.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2026
McClymonds routs Oakland Tech in Silver Bowl, dedicates championship to former Skyline and Laney football coach John Beam, who was shot and killed last week.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
Oklahoma City went 8-0 against LeBron James and the Lakers this season — and the defending champs are also 8-0 in these playoffs after back-to-back routs of Phoenix and Los Angeles.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
High school football in La Jolla this week was a tale of two routs — one on the positive side and the other not so much.
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La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Let the home routs and the Albertsons Stadium invincibility continue.
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Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
Yes, the Fed might be able to step in judiciously to prevent retreats from turning into routs.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward.
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Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Often the highest lines will be for matches that are expected to be routs.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Scott Wedman sinks four three-point field goals without a miss and shot 11-for-11 overall from the field, both NBA Finals records, as Boston routs the Lakers 148-114 in Game 1.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Covenant Classical routs Weatherford Christian Fort Worth Covenant Classical got 17 points from Tate Mitchell to lead the Cavaliers to a 84-32 victory against Weatherford Christian in a TAPPS 1-3A game on Friday.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2026
McClymonds routs Oakland Tech in Silver Bowl, dedicates championship to former Skyline and Laney football coach John Beam, who was shot and killed last week.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routs
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With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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Widely tipped to make it out of Group D, Vincenzo Montella’s side are already out of the competition following back-to-back defeats to Australia and Paraguay.
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Unfortunately, all Bills fans remember how those ended – four straight defeats.
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Typically, ghosts show up in literature when something that has been repressed escapes and becomes everyone’s problem.
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Carnival Miracle 10-Day Caribbean & Panama One of the most interesting itineraries from Galveston is the 10-day Caribbean and Panama sailings on Carnival Miracle, especially since most of the other major cruise lines only offer shorter escapes.
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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.
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There are anecdotal cases of seismic swarms before a large rupture that, in hindsight, could have provided some clues to possibly detect early signs of future large ruptures.
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But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space.
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Many of the attacks targeted energy infrastructure and commercial sites, causing billions of dollars of economic losses and shattering their image as a safe haven for foreign travel and investment.
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Bond puts increase in value when bond prices fall and interest rates rise, allowing investors to offset losses elsewhere in their portfolios if borrowing costs jump unexpectedly.
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In the Baltic States, 85% of civilian flights in Estonia have been affected by GPS disruption stemming from the war in Ukraine.
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According to Nigerian officials, 632 Nigerians have been repatriated out of the more than a thousand Nigerians who have registered for the voluntary repatriation and more flights are expected in coming days.
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“Routs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routs. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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