Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracked
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However, as that game's story eventually deviated into fan-fiction territory, Age of Imprisonment is considered canon, according to Nintendo.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.—
Hugh Hart,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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In April 2011, leaders of both parties came to an agreement following weeks of difficult negotiations and ultimately averted a government shutdown, as recapped by President Barack Obama.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker is accused of ignoring red flags that might have averted the 2023 shooting.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The pilots diverted the flight to Buffalo to attempt an emergency landing.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The $155,000 figure was within a range covered by insurance, and FBI investigators found that no individual donor funds were diverted before they were deposited into the Bright Futures Fund, Johnston wrote.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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Those results were buoyed in part by surging support from young voters and Hispanic voters, who shifted toward the right in 2024 after historically leaning toward the Democrats.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sherrill, 53, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor who was elected to Congress in the Democratic wave of 2018, emerged victorious after a bruising campaign that tested her reputation as a moderate in a state that has shifted towards Republicans in recent years.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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For weeks, Pelosi had deflected questions about her political future, insisting her central focus was on ensuring that Prop 50 redistricting ballot measure passed in California.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Led by quarterback Tony Pike, the Bearcats moved quickly down the field, setting up a first down at Pitt’s 29-yard line with 33 seconds left.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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If you're redirected to a CAPTCHA on an unfamiliar site or after clicking a suspicious link, stop immediately.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The last of them was a Graves smash toward the net late in the frame, which freshman Maddie Rodgers redirected in for a 2-1 lead.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Raiders took Set 4, 25-18, thanks to a missile off the hand of Raiders junior middle blocker Leila Colvin swerved through the Storm’s block to send Cretin-Derham Hall through to the Class 3A semifinals.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Newcastle winger swerved in and out, with Diouf’s pressure half-hearted, and scored his second goal of the season.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Sidetracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracked. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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