1
as in deviating
to change one's course or direction
the cruise ship sheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane
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2
as in veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog
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The rapid shifts of tone in his conversations with Nicholas can be disorienting, veering from sharp political criticism to sentimental memories of visiting the Winter Palace.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025 -
The composition of the court has changed since 2015, veering sharply to the right.—
Ben Christopher,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Part sports-underdog biopic, part domestic-abuse-survivor’s tale, and a textbook example of why turning a true story into tony entertainment is a real tightrope walk, this drama has extremely recognizable beats.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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The other two possessions ended in a Jenkins interception and FIU turning the ball over on downs.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The palace itself, which burned down many times over the centuries and in 1855 was rebuilt in the Heian style, is breathtaking in scale, with astonishing roofs curving up at the corners, constructed of layers of cypress bark lashed into place with bamboo strips.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the city was restored along modern lines after World War II, so that the curving Paseo de Pereda and Avenida de la Reina sweep the shore and beach of El Sardinero, one of the loveliest in Spain.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Combining that data with a simple wind model, the algorithm projected that yawing each of the five upstream turbines about 20 degrees to the north would maximize the group's generation from the northwest winds.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 July 2019
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“Sheering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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