1
as in bypassed
to avoid by going around
we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium
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as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction
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Recent Examples of detoured
Traffic will be detoured via I-471 and I-275 West to I-71/I-75 or via Ronald Reagan and I-75 South.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Traffic will be detoured via Gilbert Avenue/Reading Road.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Traffic will be detoured via Gilbert Avenue/Reading Road.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Detoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detoured. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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