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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
Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Steel Dynamics and Nucor have fallen more than 9% and more than 11%, respectively, month to date amid a monthlong rout in the broader market, which was kicked off when Trump earlier this month imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, as well as an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
He was thrilled with the way the team rebounded from a 26-24 loss to the Cowboys on Dec. 22 to rout the Panthers 48-14 this past weekend.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Here are more thoughts on an Argentine rout and Brazilian embarrassment:
Argentina reigns supreme in South America
With Argentina leading by three goals, Martínez, Aston Villa’s star goalkeeper, received a pass back and began to juggle the ball, further humiliating the Brazilians.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Steel Dynamics and Nucor have fallen more than 9% and more than 11%, respectively, month to date amid a monthlong rout in the broader market, which was kicked off when Trump earlier this month imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, as well as an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
The president claimed the action was necessary to rout out subversive and anti-state actors within the national government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
He was thrilled with the way the team rebounded from a 26-24 loss to the Cowboys on Dec. 22 to rout the Panthers 48-14 this past weekend.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rout
Verb
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Recognizing these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Both Banchero and Wagner, who started alongside Cory Joseph, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr., were able to overcome the defensive attention from the Kings and attack the basket with ease.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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The sudden change reportedly outed multiple students who are transgender or have legal name changes.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lifestyle gurus of all types (none outed as serial killers to date) closely document their rise-and-grind rituals, encouraging followers to seize the day with healthy and intentional choices.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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Argyle trounced Fort Worth Chisholm Trail 8-0. Lauren Ellis punched in a loose ball in front of the net in the 2nd minute to give the Owls a 1-0 lead and that held up for the entire first half.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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Major Intermediate Buy Signal Still Intact The AAII Bull-Bear Spread residing at minus 40.1 continues to reflect a percentage of pessimists trouncing the optimists by a factor of 3, with recent readings some of the most Bearish in history, given that Main Street is usually Bullish.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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The moment, which made the episode’s final cut, occurs when Drummond whips Mark S. around and pushes him into a wall.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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Reid, DiVincenzo, Holland, Isaiah Stewart, Marcus Sasser, Bickerstaff, 46, and Prigioni, 47, were all ejected from the game, NBA.com reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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After a month-long pause, during which the Kremlin’s priority was to eject a strong Ukrainian force from western Russia’s Kursk Oblast, the Russians are on the attack again outside Pokrovsk, a fortress city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Khamenei had warned the U.S. would face strong retaliation if Trump followed through on his threat to bomb Iran.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The posture shift came as Trump threatened to bomb Iran if the country does not strike a deal over its nuclear weapons capabilities.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump has framed his actions as efforts to root out noncitizens who support terrorists and banish members of notoriously violent gangs, but outside groups and lawyers have accused the president of acting illegally and sued.—
Ashley Oliver,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Mar. 2025
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Thor and his friends lash out at the Frost Giants against Odin’s wishes, and he is banished to Earth.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Rout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rout. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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