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
All traffic will be detoured to Pittsburgh Avenue across the Young Street Bascule Bridge.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The westbound exit ramps are closed and detoured at Pipestone Exit 29.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Motorists will be detoured using Kenrick Avenue.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Southbound drivers will be detoured east on Elder Creek Road, south on Bradshaw Road, west on Florin Road and back to southbound South Watt Avenue, the county said.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Traffic would be detoured using the Loop 101 frontage roads.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The airborne flight detoured to a military base in Djibouti, where the migrants were held for weeks in a shipping container as the administration fought on appeal.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Isaac Gonzalez of Slow Down Sacramento has argued that traffic should be completely detoured during market hours to avoid such conflicts.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
Williams’ growth was detoured by stress.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The westbound exit ramps are closed and detoured at Pipestone Exit 29.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Motorists will be detoured using Kenrick Avenue.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Southbound drivers will be detoured east on Elder Creek Road, south on Bradshaw Road, west on Florin Road and back to southbound South Watt Avenue, the county said.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Traffic would be detoured using the Loop 101 frontage roads.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The airborne flight detoured to a military base in Djibouti, where the migrants were held for weeks in a shipping container as the administration fought on appeal.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Isaac Gonzalez of Slow Down Sacramento has argued that traffic should be completely detoured during market hours to avoid such conflicts.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025
Williams’ growth was detoured by stress.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detoured
Verb
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Israeli fighter jets launched ballistic missiles from the Red Sea to strike Hamas leaders in Qatar on September 9, in a move that bypassed regional air defenses and avoided crossing into Middle Eastern airspace.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy bypassed or ignored scientific experts Debra Houry, the CDC’s former chief medical officer, testified that Kennedy has bypassed or ignored scientific experts.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette tresses, often styled in a bouncy blowout, since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since taking office, Kennedy has mostly avoided even rhetorically linking specific environmental exposures to health concerns.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The league could void the Clippers-Leonard contract and order the forfeiture of first-round picks, a penalty experienced by the Minnesota Timberwolves when they were found to have circumvented the cap to sign Joe Smith.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Had to wrap their minds around the bombshell from podcaster/investigative reporter Pablo Torre laying out allegations that team owner Steve Ballmer might have circumvented NBA salary cap rules by funding a $28 million no-show endorsement deal for Kawhi Leonard.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year the park swung open the doors to equally ingenious fairytale rides themed to the Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan cartoons.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Although Kirk veered into extreme positions that sometimes overlapped with such groups (Kirk aligned with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on election denialism and flirted with rhetoric on race that echoed Patriot Front), far-right militias have been firmly relegated to the political fringes.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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The truck had veered off the road, struck a light pole and then hit a guardrail, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Detoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detoured. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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