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
Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s a big detour coming to a CT Interstate 91 ramp.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2024
Northbound traffic will be detoured via I-75 North to Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway and I-71.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Waikato, New Zealand (detour from Auckland) This region’s black-sand beaches, rugged shorelines, and bucolic pastures can easily fill any outdoorsy traveler’s itinerary.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s a big detour coming to a CT Interstate 91 ramp.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Vehicles traveling westbound on River Road will have to detour at Edith Road, continuing at Mellwood Avenue, Brownsboro Road and Story Avenue, before ending at Main and Preston streets.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2024
Northbound traffic will be detoured via I-75 North to Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway and I-71.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detour
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The system can detect a deviation from a forecast, for example, and yet understand that the deviation is in an allowable range and that an alert does not have to be generated.Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2025
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While mass deportations and the border wall remain a focal point in immigration discourse, tunnels like the one uncovered in El Paso show how traffickers can bypass barriers.Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Microsoft didn’t outline precisely how the defendants' software was allegedly designed to bypass the guardrails the company had created.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nordstrom isn’t expected to deviate too much from its existing strategy of driving in-store sales and the expansion of Nordstrom Rack — and beauty remains a bright spot.James Manso, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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Eggers doesn’t deviate too far from the plot of the 1922 film, but introduces the idea that Ellen had a role in summoning the creature from beyond the grave, and amplifies the psychic connection between the two.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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When The News asked about the Yankees’ departures this offseason, past and present members of the organization described the exodus as a testament to the club.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Just 1% of departures were canceled and 6% were delayed as of 10:30 a.m. PST.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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To circumvent the remaining security gaps, organizations must extend their strategy and adopt another dimension to all zero-trust approaches: behavioral understanding.Marcus Fowler, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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And how many Eastwood movies have ended with their protagonists forced to circumvent the forces of authority to achieve justice?A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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On top of that, UCF struggles to rebound the ball and turns it over a lot.Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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The assassination of Nasrallah, who had led Hezbollah for 32 years, turned months of low-level strikes between Israel and the militants into all-out war that battered much of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months until a U.S.-brokered cease-fire took effect Nov. 27.Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.Jeremy Schifeling, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The point is the Oilers could be a bit handcuffed and might be able to swing only a trade or two.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The 10-episode series, which swings onto Disney+ Jan. 29, includes a voice cast comprising Hudson Thames, Colman Domingo, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy and Charlie Cox.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Detour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detour. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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