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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
During the westbound closures, traffic will be detoured at SR-47 to Route 103 to Pacific Coast Highway to Route 110.
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Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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
Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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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However, Offlimits found the restrictions were easily bypassed, and the judge ruled its measures were insufficient in protecting users appropriately.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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That youth movement does include 20-year-old Gisele Thompson and 19-year-old Kennedy Fuller, who bypassed college and are in their third seasons with Angel City FC.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s been times when he’s deviated from such plans in the past for that reason.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 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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Petty crime, like pickpocketing and phone theft, is more common in Paris and can be easily avoided.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Crown and root rots are easily avoided through proper plant siting to ensure adequate soil drainage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Estrada Juarez turned the camera to show the sunset.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Eastlake defense turned three double plays behind him, including a nifty 6-4-3, started by shortstop Zowen Watson, to end the game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 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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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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Born in 1932 in the central German town of Halberstadt, Kluge started his career as a lawyer, but soon veered towards literature and cinema.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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The truck then veered into a lane to the right and collided with the backend of a 2021 Toyota Highlander being driven by a 69-year-old man from Lake Elsinore.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Detoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detoured. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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