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
Brennan Johnson scored the lone goal in the 42nd minute after an incidental deflection off Manchester United’s Luke Shaw, sending Spurs to next season’s Champions League.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Brennan Johnson’s first touch going backwards, a freak deflection off Luke Shaw’s arm keeping the chance alive, and the tip of Johnson’s toe scraping it into the net?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Edmonton evened things on Henrique’s deflection in traffic less than two minutes later, but Clarke needed just 33 seconds to put the Kings back in front on a snap shot from inside the right circle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The Bending Of Space Time This deflection of light by gravitational fields is also known as an Einstein ring because Albert Einstein predicted it.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Brennan Johnson’s first touch going backwards, a freak deflection off Luke Shaw’s arm keeping the chance alive, and the tip of Johnson’s toe scraping it into the net?
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Edmonton evened things on Henrique’s deflection in traffic less than two minutes later, but Clarke needed just 33 seconds to put the Kings back in front on a snap shot from inside the right circle.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The Bending Of Space Time This deflection of light by gravitational fields is also known as an Einstein ring because Albert Einstein predicted it.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflection
Noun
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The recent evolution of Mexican food in New York has been gratifying, not so much because of deviation from the classics but by the refining of them and giving them a modern twist in terms of color, presentation and better ingredients.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
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Rittman said Tuesday that though Shawnee police officers spoke to Manny over the phone, the department will continue to investigate Manny and Luca’s departure until officers can make contact with them in person.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Now a trio, following the departure of bassist Max Oleartchik, Big Thief recorded Double Infinity live over the span of three weeks at New York’s Power Station, with longtime collaborator Dom Monks handling production, engineering, and mixing duties.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
3 June 2025
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“Deflection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflection. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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