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sidetracked

verb

past tense of sidetrack

as in deviated

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City officials previously said that the Boveys deviated substantially from the initial plans.

— Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Definition of deviated

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They would have been averted if the two sides reached a trade deal, but Canada's negotiators left Washington empty-handed on Friday evening.

— Kevin Breuninger,Michael Wayland, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
However, when the camera reached Omri Shiff, a hurdler from Israel, both anchors inexplicably averted their attention to another participant who was apparently taking too long to get set.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of averted

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Medical experts say the uproar has diverted focus from an exploding public health threat.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Tax allocation districts are designated areas where a certain amount of property tax revenue growth is diverted away from governments and used to fund specific improvements within that district.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverted

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This June, his administration largely shifted special-education oversight to HHS and the Office for Civil Rights to the Department of Justice.

— Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
The cancellation came 10 days after Maersk shifted two other sailings on the Northern Star service—the Seaspan Guayaquil and AS California—from Shanghai to Xiamen.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shifted

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Rompola’s first opportunity to kill the whitetail failed when his arrow was deflected.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Ryder Ajeto’s first touch in the box was deflected by a Florida defender, but Ajeto followed the ball and scored from eight yards to produce the final 3-1 margin.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of deflected

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Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of moved

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Traffic from northbound lanes will be redirected to Langford Parkway, and then through the city on I-75/85 north, and back on I-20 west to rejoin I-285.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Officials also need to sign off on additional formal steps, such as issuing the bonds and setting the boundaries from which portions of tax revenue would be redirected as economic activity goes up within the area.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of redirected

Verb

The sedan swerved and prevented the pickup from passing several times, and the vehicles almost collided.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
According to a civil complaint, which was obtained by PEOPLE, Li and Scobey’s vehicle allegedly swerved into oncoming traffic while driving on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and collided with plaintiff Anna Mercedes Aoun’s vehicle.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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