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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The Abraham Lincoln was rerouted to the Middle East in 2024.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
So the eight countries could reroute trade within the EU’s free trade bloc to avoid those tariffs.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Drivers might have to reroute Sunday morning as runners race through central and downtown Austin in the Spurs Austin International Half Marathon, formerly known as the 3M Half Marathon.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
High‑bandwidth memory stacks bolted next to AI GPUs are vastly more profitable than low‑margin DIMMs sold into budget laptops, so wafer capacity is being quietly rerouted to wherever the gross margins look fattest.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
So the eight countries could reroute trade within the EU’s free trade bloc to avoid those tariffs.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
Drivers might have to reroute Sunday morning as runners race through central and downtown Austin in the Spurs Austin International Half Marathon, formerly known as the 3M Half Marathon.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
High‑bandwidth memory stacks bolted next to AI GPUs are vastly more profitable than low‑margin DIMMs sold into budget laptops, so wafer capacity is being quietly rerouted to wherever the gross margins look fattest.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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