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 Kylan Mbappé took a cut at the net early, though his right-footed shot was deflected out of bounds by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 In the long shadows of the Pacific Northwest, the Yanks were fortunate not to trail 5-1 at the half — and their lone goal came on a Malik Tillman free kick that deflected off a Belgian defender’s head into the net. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Malik Tillman’s free kick deflected into the Belgium goal in the 31st minute to bring the Americans level, but just two minutes later, captain Tim Ream was beaten by De Ketelaere again for a header as the Belgians restored their lead. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 The Dodgers tied the score in the bottom of the 10th when Mookie Betts’ hard liner up the middle deflected off the glove of second baseman Julien and trickled into center field, allowing Andy Pages to score from third. — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 Just when the African debutants threatened to take Argentina to penalties, a header from Cristian Romero got deflected by a Cabo Verde defender and found the net in the 111th minute. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 Argentina finally re-took the lead for good in the 111th minute when Cristian Romero hit a glancing header that deflected off the arm of Cape Verde defender Diney Borges for an own goal. — Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Balogun, just inside the penalty box, collected Tillman’s pass that deflected off Bosnia’s Muharemovic. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

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Three tries in a seven-minute span, including two when Australian fullback Tom Wright was on the sidelines for a yellow card, swung momentum fully in favor of the back-to-back Six Nations champions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Chip stocks — once the hottest corner of the market — also swung sharply as investors continued to question whether the AI trade had become overextended.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 11 July 2026

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The 40-year-old goalkeeper, who only turned professional aged 25, helped Cape Verde hold the European champions to a goalless draw with a string of fine saves.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The Inter Miami forward, who turned 39 last month, arrived in the tournament with questions over his fitness after recently recovering from a muscle strain.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

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Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of diverted

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Elinor Ruskin, 94, was among those redirected by police Wednesday after trying to get through a closed block.

— Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Stanley won because the audience did not need to be redirected to understand the value proposition.

— Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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