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as in throng
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
a great rout of rubberneckers had gathered around the scene of the accident
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as in populace
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
at first the protests were dismissed as nothing more than the idle doings of the restless rout
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
the championship game was a humiliating rout for the team that had been favored to win
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
in the mad rout from the school shooter, it was every person for himself
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as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
as expected, the professional team had no trouble routing the amateurs
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as in to out
to drive or force out
the nation's ground and air forces quickly routed the would-be invaders
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Recent Examples of rout
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
That was on full display this past Sunday as Barkley rushed for three touchdowns in the 55-23 rout of the Washington Commanders to head to his first Super Bowl.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Dj Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
In the 1945 Battle of Manila, the U.S. military operation led to the death of 100,000 civilians to rout 17,000 Japanese defenders, for a ratio of nearly 6 to 1.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Barkley continued the rout with a short touchdown run with about eight minutes left.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
That was on full display this past Sunday as Barkley rushed for three touchdowns in the 55-23 rout of the Washington Commanders to head to his first Super Bowl.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Members of their communities should stand firm against such messaging and seek to rout it out.
—Dj Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
In the 1945 Battle of Manila, the U.S. military operation led to the death of 100,000 civilians to rout 17,000 Japanese defenders, for a ratio of nearly 6 to 1.
—John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rout
Verb
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cognitive behavioral therapy can be an effective way to overcome a tendency to simply steer clear of your triggers.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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The athlete was outed by a teammate in a previous lawsuit.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, the publishers of a Catholic newsletter outed a priest by apparently accessing his Grindr activity through third-party channels.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
5 Feb. 2025
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Each of the four fatal flaws with the ratification argument were enough to trounce the motion to revise the decision, McCormick wrote.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
4 Dec. 2024
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As the Super Bowl era began, the Bills fell one win short of the inaugural game, losing at home to the Chiefs, in turn trounced by the Green Bay Packers.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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There's several variations but there's a big one that moves after the little one that appears to be chasing it....—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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But Barkley didn’t join the Eagles to chase records.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cookie whipped them and forced them to walk on burning pavement.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Pitchers and catchers report to the Padres’ spring training complex on Wednesday, leaving the team six weeks to whip the roster in shape for opening day.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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As Mavericks fans were being ejected from the stadium, Nowitzki was out in Los Angeles, sitting in the stands to show Dončić his support.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2025
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The two crew members ejected and parachuted into the bay before the plane slammed into the water.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Palestinians who lived there had no homes because their homes were bombed (that is another story for another time).—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the most dangerous favor, by far, would be U.S. assistance in bombing Iranian nuclear sites — or even threatening to do so in a new campaign of diplomatic coercion.—
Rosemary Kelanic,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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When cigarettes were banished from the airwaves, beer ads became even more integral to the game.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Each week, the series names a weekly ruler based on challenges that reflect the contenders’ personal stories, food influences and cultures, while the least successful chefs are banished.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rout. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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