routes

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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

Earlier presidents acquired territory because sovereignty itself delivered things they wanted: minerals, ports, military positions and control over trade routes.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The caller wasn't drunk, sounded sensible and said, get onto the guards, tell them to check the back routes or back roads and then repeats three times: Omagh, Omagh, Omagh."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Air India and Turkish Airlines have shifted some routes so that their aircraft fly along the Saudi-Iraq border further away from threats of Houthi attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Major shipping companies, including CMA-CGM, MSC and Hapag-Lloyd, have pledged to avoid Arctic routes, citing environmental concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Around ten or eleven, the drivers would start coming back from their morning routes.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah