sheers

present tense third-person singular of sheer
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as in deviates
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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Verb
  • Even in states whose policy deviates from the CDC, each pharmacy can set its own boundaries on who can be vaccinated, and individual pharmacists may fear liability for vaccinating pregnant customers, Groves said.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Uncut Gems star's ensemble deviates from his signature style, which typically includes oversize T-shirts, hoodies and shorts, as well as stylish sneakers.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
    George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Estonia also provides paid parental leave/benefit that can be used until a child turns three.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • To spot the exact moment water turns into exotic ice, scientists used powerful X-ray beams at a synchrotron.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The road cuts straight toward the sky.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That sense of coming of age cuts other ways.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The questions ask them about the society in general and the tone of the times shifts when the majority swings one way or the other.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the tone swings between sour and sweet, grounded and silly, and the jokes run more broadly wacky than precise or original.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It's got a wicked 27-inch QHD screen that curves perfectly around your eyeballs, which feels like your games are wrapping you up.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In the example below, Ilkay Gundogan curves his run to prevent Alisson from passing back to Virgil van Dijk, while Victor Osimhen’s presence puts goalkeeper Alisson off passing to Ibrahima Konate or Dominik Szoboszlai.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The live-action film starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Idris Elba bows June 5, distributed by Amazon MGM Studios.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Harbour is set to bring a close to his Jim Hopper character, which has earned him a pair of Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe nom, as the final season Stranger Things bows later this year.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Yet, as Team Ellison circles, the quick-footed WBD CEO supposedly has attracted the interest of Amazon and Netflix as potential buyers – or at least that’s the word on Warner Boulevard.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The route circles the Yucatán and connects the peninsula to the neighboring states of Chiapas and Tabasco.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Sheers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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