reroute
verb
to send or travel on a new or different route.
were rerouting
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past progressiveof reroute.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and others were rerouting vessels around the southern tip of Africa to avoid the Suez Canal and Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Major airlines were rerouting their flights to avoid flying over Afghanistan.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2021
Police said they were rerouting traffic and asked people to avoid the area, which was near the city of Lacombe.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
A letter carrier in Philadelphia said supervisors were rerouting employees to facilities all over the city to dig out from growing backlogs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2020
The best options were rerouting, changing shipping lanes, and imposing speed restrictions.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
