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
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 5 July 2025
The latest one sees our leads on a summer road trip that takes a detour to a camp populated by vampires and daywalkers.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
The route: Drive Highway 101, then detour onto Newton B. Take Drury Scenic Parkway for the cinematic version or Howland Hill Road near Crescent City for a tighter, wilder ride.
—Outside Online, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Zed and Addison’s summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 5 July 2025
The latest one sees our leads on a summer road trip that takes a detour to a camp populated by vampires and daywalkers.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Verb
The trail will be detoured to Dorn Road between Richter Road and Tamron Drive, the release said.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
The route: Drive Highway 101, then detour onto Newton B. Take Drury Scenic Parkway for the cinematic version or Howland Hill Road near Crescent City for a tighter, wilder ride.
—Outside Online, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detour
Noun
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The audience now anticipates secrets to be revealed, characters to combat one another, detours and deviations in the plot, plus a few jump scares.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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These include allowing developers to tell their users about cheaper alternatives and bypass Apple's in-app payment system.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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However, don’t bypass all the details and abdicate your leadership. 4.—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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For one thing, AI currently lacks the creativity, intuition or adaptability needed to deftly handle any emergency that deviates from historical flight data.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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Because the river winds, the streets accessing the docks in Lincoln Yards had to deviate in their headings.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The plane crashed about two minutes after its departure and the crash was avoidable, the board said in its report.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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Despite this, her friend booked a flight with a 9:20 pm departure and an 11:50 pm arrival.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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The idea is to circumvent the lengthy process of developers and IP-owners finding one another and thrashing out a deal.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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The nationwide experience with direct democracy and reproductive freedom since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade highlights the impact of the initiative process to check a state’s ability to circumvent the political will of the people.—
Mark Dorosin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Brock just turned 7 and was going for his first camp experience.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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That turned into a backlash from within Trump's MAGA base when the DOJ and the FBI then stated in a memo there would be no new investigations of uncharged third parties.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Watch for weeds invading dormant lawn areas and manage these as soon as possible to avoid establishment.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Never did Nick Kurtz consider this, not as a young boy learning to swing left-handed in Lancaster, Pa., or during the charmed collegiate career that catapulted him into baseball’s consciousness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently suggested the Houston Astros could swing a blockbuster trade deadline deal for Miami Marlins hurler Edward Cabrera in the coming days.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Detour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detour. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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