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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
The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 8 May 2025
All five Thunder starters, plus three players off the bench, hit double figures in the rout.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, the Houston Texans overcame a slow start to rout the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Nuggets didn’t meet that physicality, which is why this game turned into a rout very early in the first quarter.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 8 May 2025
All five Thunder starters, plus three players off the bench, hit double figures in the rout.
—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Verb
But if Day and Kelly trust their outside playmakers and steer closer to a game plan of Tennessee and Oregon, Ohio State could rout Notre Dame and end the night early.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, the Houston Texans overcame a slow start to rout the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rout
Verb
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Skubal overcame a Tommy John procedure in college and a flexor tendon surgery earlier in his big-league career to become one of baseball’s elite pitchers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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For years, a mysterious figure who goes by the handle Stern led the Trickbot ransomware gang and evaded identification—even as other members of the group were outed in leaks and unmasked.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
30 May 2025
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Eddie's real parentage is revealed, Maeve is outed, Kevin catches up with Rusby, Bella brokers her deal, and Alice attends an awkward Harrigan dinner.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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The Checkers recovered from early problems Wednesday night and trounced the host Hershey Bears 6-3, sweeping their best-of-five Atlantic Division Final series.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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The rematch occurred in the last game of the season, and the Broncos trounced the Chiefs, 38-0, when the Chiefs rested all of their starters.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Redefining What Success Looks Like Instead of chasing traditional business blueprints rooted in overwork and hustle, many Black women are carving out a new model—one that centers sustainability, wellness, and self-preservation.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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Chalamet’s team can’t be in the business of chasing past miracles.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Bernardino threw 23 pitches over 1 2/3 innings Tuesday night after Walker Buehler was ejected in the third inning, one of six relievers Boston had to use.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Estabrook, who’d already removed his mask and begun striding toward the mound as well, dramatically ejected the right-hander.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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None of it happens if Torre doesn’t bomb the LSAT his senior year of college.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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When the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Toguri was trapped with no identification to secure a passage home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Their preferred solution to informational complexity—that certain ideas and the people associated with them were Bad and Wrong and needed to be banished from the public sphere—wasn’t much better.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Through his tight leadership that began with the fifth season, delays became a thing of the past, unceremoniously banished to the farthest reaches of the Central Finite Curve.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rout. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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