as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
a stern father who would not tolerate the slightest deflection from the strict moral code that he imposed on his children
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Recent Examples of deflection
However, the lockdown corner still has 11 career picks and has appeared in every game this season, remaining very active with 17 total tackles and a pass deflection.
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Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of arresting an individual, the program would link that person to medical or emotional support, Becan said, and offer to enroll them into deflection.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
Dodson, who has played in 81 career games with 32 starts, has tallied 46 tackles, two sacks, one pass deflection and forced one fumble in the five games he’s played for a Dolphins defense, which is 30th in the yards allowed and 28th in points allowed per game (20).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
In another study, a team led by Rahil Makadia of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a method for identifying the safest regions on an asteroid to strike with a deflection mission, without accidentally steering it back toward Earth.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Belcher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Instead of arresting an individual, the program would link that person to medical or emotional support, Becan said, and offer to enroll them into deflection.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
Dodson, who has played in 81 career games with 32 starts, has tallied 46 tackles, two sacks, one pass deflection and forced one fumble in the five games he’s played for a Dolphins defense, which is 30th in the yards allowed and 28th in points allowed per game (20).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
In another study, a team led by Rahil Makadia of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed a method for identifying the safest regions on an asteroid to strike with a deflection mission, without accidentally steering it back toward Earth.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflection
Noun
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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To account for industry deviations, companies were evaluated based on their performance relative to the average within their respective industry.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Powerful flares may accompany the departure of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs); both are examples of solar storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Deflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflection. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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