sidetracked

verb

past tense of sidetrack
as in deviated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracked
  1. deviated
  2. averted
  3. diverted
  4. shifted
  5. deflected
  6. moved
  7. redirected
  8. swerved
Verb
  • The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of deviated
Verb
  • The call that might have averted disaster came into William Mulholland’s office that morning.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The studies, and lack of follow-through, raise the issue about what could have averted the still-climbing death toll, and what steps need to be taken to prepare for an inevitable next earthquake.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of averted
Verb
  • Getting diverted totally into something which is not true, counterproductive for the family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Southbound traffic was diverted to I-94 southbound The cause of the crash is under investigation.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • This stubbornness could cost Republicans another seat, as the Cook Political Report has shifted the race to a toss-up over the scandal.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The company has increasingly shifted toward defense manufacturing, using robotic 3D printing to produce drone hulls and full-scale boat structures, reports Defence Blog.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • The president also has deflected criticism of their impact on consumer prices by claiming erroneously that foreigners pay for them.
    — Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tyrese Spicer played him in on the counter, and Pašalić’s low left-footed shot from outside the box deflected off Iván Rodríguez and into the net.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of deflected
Verb
  • Nashville then moved two goals clear in the 56th minute when Cristian Espinoza sent a pass across toward the near post and Surridge converted nonchalantly with a beautiful heel flick.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Olivia Colman’s first standout work that moved her from sketch comedy to dramatic feature film was Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • The statistics do not suggest that the tariffs have simply redirected passenger-vehicle trade to different ports or different countries.
    — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Ford struck a concrete barrier and was redirected to the left, forcing the car to travel across all northbound lanes.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of redirected
Verb
  • The 2008 Accord swerved to the left, then lost control and collided with the other Accord before rolling over, the crash log states.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • State police said the trooper swerved partially into the median to avoid a crash and lost control of the Ford Interceptor.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of swerved
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