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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
Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 July 2025
The Great American Rail-Trail is a 3,700-mile car-free route that will eventually span from Washington, D.C., to Washington state, connecting 12 states.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego urged congressional lawmakers on July 16 to route federal transportation dollars directly to local governments instead of passing those dollars through state agencies.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Sharon pivoted towards the talk show route with her own show in 2003 and again in 2006, before joining The Talk in 2010.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 July 2025
The Great American Rail-Trail is a 3,700-mile car-free route that will eventually span from Washington, D.C., to Washington state, connecting 12 states.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2025
Verb
It’s estimated that nearly 1.5 million of those were routed to the LGBTQ+ specialized service.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego urged congressional lawmakers on July 16 to route federal transportation dollars directly to local governments instead of passing those dollars through state agencies.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for route
Noun
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As Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed its 6-foot-tall lunar lander on the moon’s surface around 2:34 a.m. Sunday morning, cheers erupted at the watch party at Haute Spot in Cedar Park, just down the road from where 50 Firefly operators monitored the landing.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Several road projects are in progress around the new Department of Veterans Affairs medical center on Brownsboro Road, which is scheduled to open to patients in 2026.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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The path is potentially clear for a Fantastic Four three-peat at next week's domestic cage match, though one film may possess the power to overtake the title.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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But here their paths had diverged—Sunny’s to New York City, Satya’s to Rochester.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Or the ways that the Reyes family has lived in fear since Jose and his father were detained in early May.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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The task force would submit a report with recommendations to the state Legislature after examining the systemic causes of violence against African American women and girls, ways to help victims' families heal, methods to track data to understand the scope of the issue and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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The accolades are appreciated, but one of Branca’s main goals with evolving Kampar into a bi-level, multi-concept restaurant and chef residency program is to guide emerging talent through the murky industry.—
Alisha Miranda,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 July 2025
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The ethical dimensions a student chooses to write about ought to reflect the larger philosophies that guide their interactions with and beyond AI technology.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Hill said resort partners and others along the Strip encouraged the pilot and were intrigued about a version of an underground highway stretching to other parts of the city.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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According to the outlet, debris from the collision hit a Ford Fusion after the loose parts crossed into the left side of the two-lane highway.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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Cora certainly understands this process as the deadline approaches and what Boston is capable of if chief baseball officer Craig Breslow can add reinforcements.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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That approach included executive orders mandating face masks indoors and one that shuttered hundreds of businesses, and also school buildings for the last two months of the school year.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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If price is what steered you away from investing in the Colorsoft, the new, cheaper base model might be your perfect Kindle.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
24 July 2025
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Known for satirizing real-life politics and pop culture issues, this season will again touch on topics other shows would steer away from, like recent airplane crashes, a crisis at the Federal Aviation Administration and the fate of American democracy.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Two summers ago, when torrential rains pounded Connecticut and caused widespread flooding, water gushed out of the lake beyond the existing dam on its way downstream, the culverts under Route 195 at full capacity, water coming close to flooding the main thoroughfare through campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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The largest of the lower-level shops (at 5,300 square feet) in the main retail thoroughfare, will offer books, souvenirs, toys, and to-go food and drink.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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