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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The two lanes closest to the cliff remain closed, with traffic routed on the remaining two lanes, with one lane in each direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The 57-year-old tycoon is the most prominent defendant in a trial starting Tuesday in Antananarivo over five Boeing 777s routed to Iran via temporary Malagasy registrations to circumvent multiple US sanctions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Twice in the space of three minutes, Josh McPake - one of the form players in the country - took on Donovan and twice Donovan routed him.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The airline previously routed it frequently through Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
After his auxiliaries were routed at Ravenna, the Swiss rose up and chased out the victors, to the surprise of Pope Julius as well as everyone else.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
