routed; routing
1
: to send by a selected route : direct
was routed along the scenic shore road
2
: to divert in a specified direction
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Examples of route in a Sentence
Noun
We didn't know what route to take.
an escape route in case of fire
a major bird migratory route
You could take a different route and still arrive at the same conclusion.
Take Route 2 into town.
We live on a rural route.
Verb
Traffic was routed around the accident.
When the doctor is out, his calls are routed to his answering service.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 26 Oct. 2024
However, key fentanyl smuggling routes, which were initially established in San Diego as the synthetic opioid gained its foothold in the U.S. drug market, have appeared to shift east to Arizona.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Sarah Atwood, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Intelligent resource management: This includes using recommendation engines to right-size resources based on workload, using serverless computing models to dynamically scale to meet demand while minimizing waste, and intelligently routing jobs to the right places.
—Desikan Madhavanur, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Five historic tram routes currently connect Lisbon, with a sixth line equipped with longer and more modern carriages running along the river.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 26 Oct. 2024
However, key fentanyl smuggling routes, which were initially established in San Diego as the synthetic opioid gained its foothold in the U.S. drug market, have appeared to shift east to Arizona.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
For security, driveways into the parking lot in front of the building are blocked by large Road Commission snowplows and vehicles entering the parking lot are routed through a tent and searched, while police K9 units wander the parking lot.
—Sarah Atwood, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Intelligent resource management: This includes using recommendation engines to right-size resources based on workload, using serverless computing models to dynamically scale to meet demand while minimizing waste, and intelligently routing jobs to the right places.
—Desikan Madhavanur, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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1
: road sense 2a, highway
U.S. Route 66
2
: a course of action toward a goal
the best route to peace
3
a
: an established, selected, or assigned course of travel
explorers looking for a new route to the Indies
air routes to Europe
b
: a territory to be gone over regularly
a newspaper route
route
2 of 2 verb
routed; routing
: to send or transport by a certain route
route heavy traffic around the city
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