as in to turn
to change the course or direction of (something)
the wind deflected the Frisbee just as I was about to lunge for it
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“Deflect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflect. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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