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But this is also a parody of narcissism, just a little detour to eternity.

The ice cream remains reason enough to detour off I-84 for a visit to this mid-20th century gem.

I will detour for a moment because this where I often see interviewers and pundits roll their eyes.

On the way to the West Bank, perhaps you could take a detour to visit some of the African neighborhoods in Tel Aviv.

I knew what I wanted to do, and college just felt like a detour.

Leaving the main road a detour of a few miles enabled us to visit Crowland Abbey shortly before reaching Peterborough.

Had we known of this at the time, a short detour would have taken us through its quaint streets.

The much-desired inn soon appeared, but, to the surprise of Gorenflot, Chicot caused him to make a detour and pass round the back.

Three armed with Winchesters made a long detour and dropped quietly into the sage-brush just beyond accurate pistol-range.

The enemy opened fire without delay, so the Yeomanry had to make a wide detour.

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On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to detour, such as: deviation, diversion, branch, bypass, bypath, and byway.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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