Thesaurus results for DEFLECTED

deflected

verb

past tense of deflect

as in swung

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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Recent Examples of deflected Delane also had a tackle for a 5-yard loss and deflected a pass. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Scalise deflected, pointing to Trump’s accessibility to the media and claimed that Joe Biden removed the press credentials from more than 400 news organizations. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 Strand’s first pick was deflected and turned into a pick-six for Lloyd. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026 And the people who were present basically deflected, according to Andy, deflected the entire situation. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 Another time, Cashman deflected a Love pass that was intercepted by cornerback James Pierre. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Sullivan opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time on a creative back-heel flick that deflected in off the post. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Senior linebacker Joe Sykes deflected the ball in the air as senior Christian Adderly recorded an interception on the play at the Wolverines 25 with nearly 90 seconds left in the first half. — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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In December of that year, Officer Andy Ornelas, 27, was struck in Palmdale after a driver swung from the right shoulder to make a U-turn and ended up directly in his path.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Finally patrolman Williams, during a smooth sea, rushed down the beach and with a hand-line swung a line over her bow.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of swung

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After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
That sort of whipped, inswinging ball from Slater that caused so much havoc is hugely familiar to avid Premier League watchers.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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In one case this summer, water from a natural spring to the Palestinian village of Fasayil was illegally diverted to an ancient pool nearby.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Separately, the Pentagon is investigating how sensitive F-35 components — including a cockpit canopy with radar-absorbent coating — were diverted from an Australian repair hub to Hong Kong, where Chinese authorities are reportedly now holding them.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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