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to avoid by going around<we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium>Synonymsbypass, circumvent, skirtRelated Wordscircumnavigate; avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shake, shunNear Antonymsconfront, face, meet; accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome
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to change one's course or direction<we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction>— see turn 3
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