reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
1
transitive
: to send or direct (something) on or along a different route
rerouting flights/traffic
Bypassing roads, of course, was a prime consideration in rerouting the trail …—
Paul Dunphy
Paul Dunphyautomatically reroutes incoming calls
2
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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Sanctions have cut Russian economic ties with the West, and supply chains for everything from energy to automobiles have been rerouted, mainly to China.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
In other words, the Trump Administration wants to nationalize the K-12 voucher programs already offered in seventeen states, in which public money is rerouted to parents who want to put it toward tuition at a private or parochial school or toward homeschooling expenses.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Other options reviewed in the value analysis included rerouting the entire rail corridor from Oceanside to Sorrento, which could cost up to $45 billion, and building a new railroad for freight trains along the Interstate 15 for up to $158 billion.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
And like several other campuses with declining enrollments, Sonoma State will be rerouting a few million dollars to the campuses that are growing.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025
In other words, the Trump Administration wants to nationalize the K-12 voucher programs already offered in seventeen states, in which public money is rerouted to parents who want to put it toward tuition at a private or parochial school or toward homeschooling expenses.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
Other options reviewed in the value analysis included rerouting the entire rail corridor from Oceanside to Sorrento, which could cost up to $45 billion, and building a new railroad for freight trains along the Interstate 15 for up to $158 billion.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
And like several other campuses with declining enrollments, Sonoma State will be rerouting a few million dollars to the campuses that are growing.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reroute
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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