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the detours
noun
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
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Exact(47)
Even the detours were listener-friendly.
And the detours and roadblocks have disproportionately affected those who drive, including many blue-collar workers.
Even the detours into John's school life add to the sense of peril without boundary.
Yet I really didn't know what all the detours would be.
He had an acute ear for the stops and starts, the detours, switchbacks and inventive obscenities of conversation.
Maggie is on a different journey, and while the detours and destination of her path are vague, she makes for a mesmerizing traveling companion — or, more rightly, guide.
Similar(13)
Well worth the detour.
"The detour.
The detour lasted nearly a week.
They are worth the detour.
Personally he prefers "The Detour" to all his other works.
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