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
All of that increased Minnesota’s number of deflections.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Attempts to address the issue directly with Matt were met with casual deflection.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 28 June 2025
And for that, I was met with silence, deflection, and efforts to discredit me.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
During the Eagles' 2017 playoff run, Mills had 13 tackles and five pass deflections.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 July 2025
Attempts to address the issue directly with Matt were met with casual deflection.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 28 June 2025
And for that, I was met with silence, deflection, and efforts to discredit me.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
During the Eagles' 2017 playoff run, Mills had 13 tackles and five pass deflections.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflection
Noun
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Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
17 Aug. 2025
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Since then, any occasional deviation has always been followed by a reversion.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hoever’s departure from the first-team picture was far from ordinary.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bus shelter was on a paved section of the airport departures area where people were being dropped off by taxis, friends, family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Deflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflection. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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