route
noun
a course, way, or road for passage or travel.
has routed
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present perfectof route (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since last summer, it says it has routed all U.S. data to cloud services run by Oracle, one of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
The testimony of the town’s residents aligned with reports from other recently retaken villages in the Kharkiv region, where Ukraine has routed Russian forces, and towns that are still occupied in the south.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Birmingham started 0-5 against Southern Section teams but has routed every City Section opponent since then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Sweden has routed powerhouses Norway and Germany to capture the gold medal in the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay in front of their king, Carl XVI Gustaf, to close out the biathlon competition at the Pyeongchang Games.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
It is not a severe wound, but it has routed his courage, and he is brought back, meek and pitiful enough, all the jauntiness crushed out of him.
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lawrence L. Lynch
