1
as in bypassed
to avoid by going around
we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium
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as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction
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Recent Examples of detoured
South of International, the project would have detoured to a side street to ferry riders and pedestrians all the way to BART’s Coliseum Station.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Traffic will be detoured so watch for signage.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Traffic will be detoured to the frontage roads.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Buses on the 9, 10, 11, 16, and 47 routes will be detoured around the parade.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
My driver detoured onto an unpaved track and our progress slowed.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Vehicles will be detoured at exit 297 and re-enter at Moorland Road.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Drivers will be detoured onto the frontage roads during the closures.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Southbound traffic on Biscayne will be detoured at Northeast First Street and may continue south at Southeast Second Avenue.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Traffic will be detoured so watch for signage.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Traffic will be detoured to the frontage roads.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
Buses on the 9, 10, 11, 16, and 47 routes will be detoured around the parade.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
My driver detoured onto an unpaved track and our progress slowed.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Vehicles will be detoured at exit 297 and re-enter at Moorland Road.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Drivers will be detoured onto the frontage roads during the closures.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Southbound traffic on Biscayne will be detoured at Northeast First Street and may continue south at Southeast Second Avenue.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detoured
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His administration also bypassed Congress to expedite the sale of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as Gulf allies take the brunt of Iran’s retaliation for US and Israeli military action.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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In 2002, Breaking Ground and the Times Square Alliance created a program that bypassed the shelter and allowed individuals to go directly to permanent housing.—
Barbara A. Blair,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But during the first week of the Iran war, Hegseth’s press briefings deviated from the measured tone expected from high-ranking military officials.—
Casey Ryan Kelly,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The nearly 16 ½-hour flight that Mikhaell, Patel, and others were on from Dubai to Chicago deviated from its normal route to avoid the ongoing war.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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China Tehran has largely avoided targeting ships linked to China.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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More practical encryption schemes avoided the need for in-person meetings but relied on unproven assumptions about the difficulty of certain math problems.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Mutiny includes no college grads in dead-end jobs whose grievances have turned them toward MAGA rather than union activism—young men and women recruited by Turning Point USA while still in college.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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When Leu, early this year, turned all but three acres of his property over to the city for a park the Tabebuia fell under municipal ownership.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Nessel's office alleges that Kalshi has circumvented Michigan's gambling laws by offering users to trade contracts based on whether specific events will happen, acting and operating like a gambling platform and should be subject to the same state laws that other online gaming apps are.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the spending measure supervisors approved on Tuesday circumvented that vote threshold.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The 28-year-old swung a hot bat before his injury and is 4 for 5 with the pair of extra base hits since his return.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The door swung open anyway, like something out of a haunted house.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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State police believe a Toyota GR86 was traveling east on Route 44 when the car failed to negotiate a curve, veered off the roadway and struck a tree.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to the California Highway Patrol, a Honda Accord was heading south on Cole Grade when the driver of a Nissan Frontier heading north veered his truck to the left for an unknown reason and crossed into the southbound lane.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Detoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detoured. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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