detour

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Those musical detours are crucial to breaking up the episodes into distinct sections and provide renewed points of interaction in videos that often last between 40 minutes and an hour.

From Los Angeles Times

Far from a mere detour, ‘Sinners’’ monumental musical sequence is ‘maybe the most important scene in the movie,’ says Ryan Coogler.

From Los Angeles Times

Alex studied the map and decided he was right: Nim’s island was too far away for a detour in this little plane.

From Literature

The alert system puts in place precautions including around-the-clock maintenance of the roadway and possible closure and detours around the Grapevine.

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This detour into horror is only temporary, but there’s no clear destination in sight.

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