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
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Early flights will likely focus on specific routes, cargo delivery, emergency services and premium passenger travel.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Some escape routes, like four-lane Highway 74 near Elk Meadow Open Space, appear to be at risk.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
That's where the Jalisco Cartel New Generation has battled disparate armed criminal groups for control of smuggling routes.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
In North Carolina, nonstop routes are also being offered between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Louisville.
—Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
An autonomous commercial trucking company, is beginning routes to Phoenix from Fort Worth.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That easy access to the United States also has made Juarez, like other border cities, attractive to Mexico’s drug cartels seeking to safeguard their smuggling routes for drugs and migrants headed north and cash and guns moving to the south.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The tension in boys flag football About seven miles away from where the Lick-Wilderming boys are running routes and espousing the value of flag football, the NFL prepares for the inaugural Super Bowl-week Pro Bowl.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This underwater infrastructure quietly routes 95-99% of internet traffic, depending on the estimate, and are both complex to install and critical to the functioning of the web.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Our ReturnsDirect solution routes items directly from the customer to nonprofit, skipping the warehouse and eliminating the costs associated with that end of the supply chain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The web page now routes users to the university’s Center for Connection Culture.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech’s process routes industrial gases into special bioreactors containing anaerobic bacteria which consume carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen and produce ethanol, using a fermentation process similar to that of yeast.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumption is up 30% this year, with passengers on the London, Paris, Sydney, and Moscow routes the biggest consumers.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The new semiconductor design instantly routes dangerous currents away, preventing the explosive electrical arcs that can occur when mechanical breakers fail on DC lines.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Monday's through Friday's routes will run one day late.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
Early flights will likely focus on specific routes, cargo delivery, emergency services and premium passenger travel.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Some escape routes, like four-lane Highway 74 near Elk Meadow Open Space, appear to be at risk.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
That's where the Jalisco Cartel New Generation has battled disparate armed criminal groups for control of smuggling routes.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
In North Carolina, nonstop routes are also being offered between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Louisville.
—Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
An autonomous commercial trucking company, is beginning routes to Phoenix from Fort Worth.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That easy access to the United States also has made Juarez, like other border cities, attractive to Mexico’s drug cartels seeking to safeguard their smuggling routes for drugs and migrants headed north and cash and guns moving to the south.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The tension in boys flag football About seven miles away from where the Lick-Wilderming boys are running routes and espousing the value of flag football, the NFL prepares for the inaugural Super Bowl-week Pro Bowl.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
How Phantom Shuttle steals your data Socket researchers say Phantom Shuttle routes all your web traffic through proxy servers controlled by the attacker.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This underwater infrastructure quietly routes 95-99% of internet traffic, depending on the estimate, and are both complex to install and critical to the functioning of the web.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Our ReturnsDirect solution routes items directly from the customer to nonprofit, skipping the warehouse and eliminating the costs associated with that end of the supply chain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The web page now routes users to the university’s Center for Connection Culture.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
LanzaTech’s process routes industrial gases into special bioreactors containing anaerobic bacteria which consume carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen and produce ethanol, using a fermentation process similar to that of yeast.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Consumption is up 30% this year, with passengers on the London, Paris, Sydney, and Moscow routes the biggest consumers.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The new semiconductor design instantly routes dangerous currents away, preventing the explosive electrical arcs that can occur when mechanical breakers fail on DC lines.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routes
Noun
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In Spain's southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes as a result of the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed because of flooding and landslides.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The battery technology, aiming to hit public roads by mid-2026, could significantly reduce fire risks while improving performance in extreme heat and cold.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trails meander past the butterfly garden, under a canopy of southern magnolias and hardwoods, and over a mix of boardwalks, dirt paths, and concrete walkways.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s an elaborate schema—anger, lust, the whole list—finding ways to discern and regulate.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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And with consumer sentiment at its lowest in well over a decade, businesses have been looking for ways to get customers in the door.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That strategy guides Vanlab's work inside the tiny 470-cm-long (185-in) Kia PV5 Passenger van, where the company creates a vis-a-vis bench lounge behind the van's second row of seating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Another smartly dressed man appears, smiling, and guides us into a discreet anteroom.—
Caroline Law,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Immigration enforcement efforts in Oklahoma also have focused heavily on apprehending commercial truckers driving on interstate highways.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
10 Feb. 2026
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This would be like adding streets and highways to the city neighborhoods.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The automakers each took different approaches in their ads, with Toyota and Volkswagen calling back to 1990s nostalgia, while GM unveiled a new livery for one of its Cadillac F1 formula race cars.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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While effective, these approaches can be slow or inflexible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Paired with stronger workforce-training and credential programs, such a system could help steer students into the pathways best suited to their abilities and goals.—
Neetu Arnold,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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School leaders describe the campus as part of an effort to weave early college, dual credit and career pathways through every high school.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The mayor's executive order steers the assessor to adopt the International Association of Assessing Officers ratio standards, produce a mass appraisal report and modify the city's economic condition factors.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The lifestyle and luxury executive, who joined Trudon in March 2025, also steers the creative strategy of its sister company Carrière Frères, a French interior fragrance brand.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Routes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routes. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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