reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
transitive
: to send or direct (something) on or along a different route
rerouting flights/traffic
Bypassing roads, of course, was a prime consideration in rerouting the trail …—
Paul Dunphy
Paul Dunphyautomatically reroutes incoming calls
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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Both clubs also rerouted 2025 second-rounders to the Utah Jazz so that the Lakers could offload the contract of guard Jalen Hood-Schifino in the deal.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Many planes were rerouted and aren’t where they’re supposed to be.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The project's GitHub page describes firmware that reroutes the Nest's communication traffic to a custom server that hosts a replica of the Nest API.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
These can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Many planes were rerouted and aren’t where they’re supposed to be.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
The project's GitHub page describes firmware that reroutes the Nest's communication traffic to a custom server that hosts a replica of the Nest API.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
These can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reroute
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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