route
noun
a course, way, or road for passage or travel.
routed
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past participleof route.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof route.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
routenouna course, way, or road for passage or travel.
Example Sentences
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Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes routed Mr. McKee, 62%-38%, after losing to him by three points four years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Rams arrived the day before the game, and then routed the Jaguars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Roughly 50% to 60% of Cisco’s AI requests are routed through open-weight models, and 20% to 30% rely on software automation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"At which point children could be routed towards Prevent interventions or other appropriate safeguarding responses," Dame Rachel said in a statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It had been fifteen years, but it might have been fifteen minutes since his hundred routed foes fled through the frost.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
