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sidetracked

verb

past tense of sidetrack

as in deviated

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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

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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
The long-term care industry says not every clash can be averted.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

Definition of averted

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However, incoming emergency room traffic was temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Derderian said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Doing so would require state legislation, since the special property tax levy for teacher pensions can’t be diverted to CPS operations without a change in law.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of diverted

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Here, a source of primordial terror—the gaze that petrifies—is deflected by way of the highly polished shield that Perseus wields against the creature.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
The north Londoners took the lead in the first half through £100million ($134m) summer signing Sandro Tonali, whose effort from outside the box deflected off Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and wrong-footed goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of deflected

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At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Creekside and Worth County moved up in classification, and Bowdon and Hebron Christian have new coaches and graduated key players.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of moved

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Just days before her junior year of high school, the Pennsylvania native was driving to work after getting just two hours of sleep when her car swerved on wet grass and slammed into a tree.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Saar began her career as a social worker but eventually swerved toward design.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026

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