reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
1
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
2
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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If an indie buyer is saving a chunk of change to buy The Hunger Games but that falls through it will likely reroute that money to other projects.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 June 2025
One idea sometimes discussed is to reroute about seven miles of track inland, perhaps along the I-5 freeway, but little progress has been made in that direction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
What should have taken us six hours took us nine and we were rerouted along some gorgeous but remote areas of West Virginia that didn’t have a smidge of phone service.
—Joy Callaway, People.com, 6 June 2025
This affected the prairie’s biological diversity as rivers were rerouted, synthetic nitrogen became a standard fertilizer and the delicate symbiosis of the prairie was uprooted.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 June 2025
One idea sometimes discussed is to reroute about seven miles of track inland, perhaps along the I-5 freeway, but little progress has been made in that direction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
What should have taken us six hours took us nine and we were rerouted along some gorgeous but remote areas of West Virginia that didn’t have a smidge of phone service.
—Joy Callaway, People.com, 6 June 2025
This affected the prairie’s biological diversity as rivers were rerouted, synthetic nitrogen became a standard fertilizer and the delicate symbiosis of the prairie was uprooted.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 31 May 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 16 Jun. 2025.
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