Thesaurus results for SIDETRACKING

sidetracking

verb

present participle of sidetrack

as in deviating

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But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of deviating

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The topic has gained urgency in both countries, with American tech leaders saying that averting worst-case scenarios for rogue AI depends on a degree of cooperation with China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The settlement was reached during a California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

— Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of averting

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But his actions here — deflecting accountability, being vague yet defensive about his own politics — and his history with Kraft suggest his sympathies might not lie with the causes his opening acts stand for.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Such a response is contrary to my intent of deflecting attention away from the subject.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deflecting

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All seemed right in the world until 2008, when Cook discovered that McCauley had been diverting funds for years, forging bank statements and checks and making large withdrawals.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
The bill calls for diverting 60% of the city's garbage from landfills and incineration over the next 20 years.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of diverting

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The announcements came at Meta Connect 2026 as the company continues shifting its wearable strategy toward glasses and its personal AI agent, Muse.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Then came a quieter reaction—people shifting in their seats, glancing at one another, going still in a way that had nothing to do with boredom.

— Julian De Freitas, Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of shifting

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The financing plan is multi-layered, and other revenue sources eyed for covering the city’s portion include redirecting revenue generated by the future stadium itself.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Macklemore is redirecting the conversation surrounding his Ed Sheeran tour controversy.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of redirecting

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Engineers could potentially use its switching behavior in high-performance capacitors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Researchers writing in Harvard Business Review found that employees switch between applications roughly 1,200 times per day, consuming nearly 9% of the workweek in reorientation and context switching alone.

— Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of switching

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Wispy greens mixed with light beige tones give this one plenty of texture without veering into pumpkin-patch territory.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026
Starting on the first floor, veering just to the left of the elevators is a walk through ancient art history and humanity's relationship with myth and storytelling.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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