1
as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
take Route 190 for six miles, then get off
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2
as in path
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 to guide
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 route
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind when visiting parks that staff won't be available to assist with needs like route planning or interpretation and reduced staff could lead to longer emergency response times, the group said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
No one has taken responsibility for directing Medicaid contractor Centene to give $10 million of a $67 million legal settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation and routing the money to nonprofits, which gave nearly all of it to a political committee.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Private tour groups have the option to customize their departure location and create their own route.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind when visiting parks that staff won't be available to assist with needs like route planning or interpretation and reduced staff could lead to longer emergency response times, the group said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
My Model 3 has few dials or buttons; nearly every feature is routed through the giant central touch screen.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
No one has taken responsibility for directing Medicaid contractor Centene to give $10 million of a $67 million legal settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation and routing the money to nonprofits, which gave nearly all of it to a political committee.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for route
Noun
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For the filmmakers working in the region over the past two years, it’s been a long, arduous road to reach audiences, as the war impacted their physical productions and made potential distributors wary of facing political backlash for releasing their films.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or choose the petty path and appeal it which we were prepared for.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the objects in question are not only just asteroids, but also instead orbit the sun, following an almost exact path as Earth while always remaining close by.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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And more businesses are on the way, with plans to join Sprouts at Everette Farms in the coming months, according to Bill Robinson of Robinson Properties.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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The discovery offers a powerful way to give waste plastics a second life as high-performance materials, advancing both a circular economy and next-generation clean technologies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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But in this case, the Nuggets might not have enough room on their books for Watson next summer, if avoiding the second apron remains a guiding principle for team ownership.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Many feature regions with differing mechanical properties, guiding robots with complex, adaptable movements.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Future of eVTOLs In the longer term, Goldstein sees a future where eVTOLs are ubiquitous in the skies above American cities, flying in designated, but invisible, sky highways to ensure safety.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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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,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This approach drastically reduces energy consumption and allows the screen to be placed very close to the eye.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Republican lawmakers have since called on Underly to overhaul the DPI's approach to investigating teacher licensing to be more transparent.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After his 21 goals had helped steer John Mousinho’s side to the League One title the previous season, Bishop reported for pre-season in high spirits and in peak physical shape ahead of his first campaign in the Championship.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investors ought to steer clear of Beyond Meat due to weakening consumer demand for alternative meat products, analysts from Mizuho said after the stock rocketed higher earlier this week.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Violette_FR’s new London home has large windows and a separate entrance facing Carnaby Street, the historic shopping thoroughfare that’s crowded with locals and tourists alike.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Macy’s chose China Grove for the facility due to its position in the Southeast near major thoroughfares, enabling faster, more efficient service to millions of customers.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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