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a turning away from a course or standard
- we'll regard this relapse as just a brief detour on your road to recovery from substance abuse
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of detour (Entry 2 of 2)
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to avoid by going around
- we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium
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“Detour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detour. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of detour was in 1738
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