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alternate route

NOUN
detour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deviation diversion
STRONG
branch bypass bypath byway circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute
WEAK
back road circuitous route circumbendibus roundabout way runaround secondary highway service road temporary route
NOUN
shortcut
Synonyms
STRONG
alternative
WEAK
timesaver timesaving method

Example Sentences

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And while local oil pipelines have some capacity to serve as an alternate route, they do not have enough - forcing producers in the region to announce cuts.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

“By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Traditionally many people trying to reach the United States have flown into Brazil or other South American countries, but knowledge of this alternate route has spread through word of mouth.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023

They had heard on the radio that we were taking an alternate route.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela