as in turning
to change one's course or direction
sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
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as in indirect
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Adjective
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In the video, Ina demonstrates that the secret lies in combo cooking; mixing direct and indirect grilling.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025 -
Direct and indirect loans to the general fund budget come from special funds set aside for specific purposes, and after three years of deficit spending the state has accumulated many billions of dollars of internal debt that will have to be repaid sometime.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Echinoderm evolution took quite the circuitous route from the bilateral symmetry of Atlascystis to the five or more arms of modern starfish.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
26 June 2025
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The book’s circuitous path to publication is at least part of the reason for this.—
Adelle Waldman,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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But maybe ditching emulsifiers could act as some roundabout way of nudging Americans toward eating healthier, if Kennedy is prepared to rob us all of ice cream.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Mello got the role in a roundabout way, after his mom brought him to an open casting call with the intention of having his older brothers audition.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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“Deviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviating. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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