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as in throng
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 populace
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
at first the protests were dismissed as nothing more than the idle doings of the restless rout
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as in defeat
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 escape
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 to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs
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as in to out
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 rout
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
On a dismal East Coast night, perhaps Golden State’s biggest highlight occurred before the 95-67 rout at the hands of the defending champion New York Liberty.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
But if Day and Kelly trust their outside playmakers and steer closer to a game plan of Tennessee and Oregon, Ohio State could rout Notre Dame and end the night early.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Following his big series at home against the Brewers, Cruz went 2-for-13 and six strikeouts on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks, hitting his only homer, a two-run shot Wednesday, in his final at-bat of a 10-1 rout.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
On a dismal East Coast night, perhaps Golden State’s biggest highlight occurred before the 95-67 rout at the hands of the defending champion New York Liberty.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
Verb
But the Eagles put on a show to rout the defending champs 40-22.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
But if Day and Kelly trust their outside playmakers and steer closer to a game plan of Tennessee and Oregon, Ohio State could rout Notre Dame and end the night early.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rout
Verb
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But your brain might still seek patterns to overcome.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Yet soon one is overcome by Charles Laughton’s creepy, convincing portrayal of Captain Bligh’s sadomasochism: most of the first fifteen minutes is taken up with floggings and other shipboard disciplining of half-naked men, shown in detail while Laughton looks on with long-lipped lasciviousness.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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As an Associated Press investigation revealed, these systems have also outed LGBTQ+ students to parents or school administrators by monitoring searches or conversations about gender and sexuality.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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That mysterious threat was outed then, with the same warning.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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This Goldman portfolio has a long history of beating the market, trouncing the S & P 500 in 59% of the quarters since 2001.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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The Cubs wound up trouncing the Sox 13-3 before 40,171, winning their sixth straight in the City Series dating to 2023 and pulling within one in the all-time series, which the Sox lead 74-73.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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In some tourist regions, emus have been known to chase people for food or become overly familiar – leading to head-butts, pecking or the occasional knockdown.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But one of his greatest spiritual teachers was a companion who liked to chase ducks and steal Taylor’s underwear — and whose most prestigious award was being honored by a local newspaper as its Pet of the Week.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The suspect, who sported pink hair and several face piercings, got into the 68-year-old victim’s cab around 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, pretending to be a customer, but instead whipped out a knife and demanded the victim’s property, according to cops.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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For example, defendants in this state are allowed to hire experts to lie and the defense can then whip the public into a frenzy by promoting the lies.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
Verb
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He was ejected from 10 games in 1898 and was arrested in the offseason for killing a mule that belonged to a farmer.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The Subaru then rolled over and struck a light pole, ejecting him from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Israel also bombed Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility, Natanz.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Several of the Dodgers’ depth starters have bombed out, such as Landon Knack, Bobby Miller and Justin Wrobleski (who was originally scheduled to start Wednesday’s game).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Negan banished him and seized control of the Dama’s minions.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
8 June 2025
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Abbas has imprisoned or banished any possible rivals for power.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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“Rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rout. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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