routes

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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path over which someone or something travels n.
send along a path v.

NOUN

path over which someone or something travels

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avenue course direction itinerary journey line passage program road track trail way

STRONG

beat beeline byway circuit detour digression divergence meandering pavement pike plot rambling range round rounds run tack wandering

WEAK

short cut

VERB

send along a path

Synonyms

STRONGEST

transmit

STRONG

address conduct consign convey direct dispatch escort forward guide lead pilot remit see shepherd ship show steer

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon hold ignore keep leave lose maintain misguide mislead neglect overlook retain

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routes

Long lines of stationary cars and buses clogged major roads on Friday as commuters sought alternate routes, with some forced to continue their journeys on foot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Long lines of stationary cars and buses were gridlocked on main roads as commuters sought alternative routes -- or even made their way on foot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are different routes to developing world models, some of which are compute- and memory-intensive, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"These audits must identify broken streetlights, overgrown public spaces, abandoned buildings, unsafe transport routes and facilities, poorly secured parks, and other conditions that place women at risk."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Jake and Kojo retraced their bus routes back uptown.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein