as in deviation
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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as in to bypass
to avoid by going around
we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium
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Recent Examples of detour
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
The notice said pedestrian detours will be in place, and bikers and drivers will have to share the road during construction.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2025
But Long Bright River detours heavily into the opioid crisis and police corruption.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Where Season 1’s plot detours fit comfortably within its overarching storyline, however, Season 2’s have thus far been awkwardly inserted.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
The notice said pedestrian detours will be in place, and bikers and drivers will have to share the road during construction.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Drivers also can avoid the closure by detouring on southbound/eastbound Loop 202 to reach I-10 near Chandler Boulevard.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2025
But Long Bright River detours heavily into the opioid crisis and police corruption.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detour
Noun
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For example, just as a bell ringing slightly out of tune might indicate a crack or imperfection, deviations in gravitational wave frequencies can point to asymmetries in the black hole's shape.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The case marks the first time Newsom has taken a lead role in any of the now 15 lawsuits that California has filed against the current Trump administration, signaling a deviation from his more reserved approach to the president during Trump’s second term.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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For students seeking college credit, dual enrolling in classes at a community college or local university might allow students to show their skills while bypassing general education requirements in their first couple years of collegiate study.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The result: persistent RDP access that bypasses cloud verification, multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access policies.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles While not completely deviating from his wartime attire, Zelensky partially adhered to the Vatican’s dress code for the somber occasion.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2025
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That exemplified her approach, even if her first cookbook sometimes deviated from that mission.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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His departure from the Penguins comes at a time when the organization is in transition.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still, Connolly's departure could pave the way for a younger leader as older Democrats continue to announce retirements in the wake of the 2024 election loss, which saw the issue of age at the forefront.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Since 2018, China has weathered a low-level trade war, gaining experience in managing the deepening U.S.-Chinese rivalry and learning how to circumvent Washington’s economic restrictions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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What was supposed to be a revenge tour has turned into a stumble out of the gate.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost.—
Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Maria desperately wanted her children to avoid the same path.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The former mayor of Salzburg gave the project the go-head in 2024, but now a governmental skirmish has begun after the mayoral office swung from the political right to the left after an election.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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The second player swings the ball across the top of the key to the second side.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Detour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detour. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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