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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Tucker got rerouted back to the Heat on Feb. 5 in the deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reality check: The redesign will reroute millions of vehicles a year away from over a dozen Breezewood businesses.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Communications were quickly rerouted after the damage was detected, and there was no major outage, the authorities said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
While companies moved operations south of the border to avoid Chinese tariffs, many simply rerouted Chinese components through Mexican assembly plants.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Reality check: The redesign will reroute millions of vehicles a year away from over a dozen Breezewood businesses.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Communications were quickly rerouted after the damage was detected, and there was no major outage, the authorities said.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
While companies moved operations south of the border to avoid Chinese tariffs, many simply rerouted Chinese components through Mexican assembly plants.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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