Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracking
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Occurring more than halfway through the performance, the scene is used to introduce the tragic backstory of the Phantom character at a freak show — a new narrative deviating from the original source material.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Design With Flexibility In Mind Users don’t always behave as expected, often deviating from the ideal path designers envision.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Neither side showed urgency in averting the shutdown.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Democrats, Republicans and administration officials left a meeting at the White House pointing fingers at each other and seemingly no closer to averting a government shutdown at the end of Tuesday.—
The Hill staff,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many hostage families have blamed the Israeli leader for prolonging the war, deflecting responsibility for the October 7 attacks, and sabotaging negotiations around the release of the hostages and an end to the war.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of them skimmed past Joonas Korpisalo after deflecting off Tanner Jeannot.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Russia could, however, refill it with water from the Black Sea, as today Russia is diverting so much water from the Caspian that its levels are going down fast.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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No tax dollars go into the Aviation budget, and federal rules on money earned from air travel restrict local governments from diverting airport revenue to pay for general government expenses.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Oklahoma signed up for the challenge of the SEC in making its tectonic-shifting realignment move.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The holiday affirms indigenous heritage, shifting the focus away from honoring Europeans who brought harm to Native peoples, historians note.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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From that perspective, a human existence is a tangle of complex competing commitments, emotions, capabilities, and character traits, not crisp either/or choices about redirecting a trolley car.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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The White House has argued that the compact will strengthen free speech on campus by protecting conservative viewpoints and redirecting resources toward the sciences.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of the 2024 season, Corbett had two knee injuries in back-to-back years and was switching positions from right guard to center.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The previous recall was issued due to a shifter cable that detached from the transmission, effectively preventing some vehicles from switching gears and allowing the vehicles to roll away.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The video shows the Nissan at points pulling alongside the Tahoe and veering into an oncoming lane, with the GMC close behind.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Austin Abrams, who stole scenes as an unhoused drug addict in Cregger’s hit Weapons this past summer, is leading the feature, which is veering away from the previous adaptations and is meant to be a love letter to the original Capcom video games while using brand new characters.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sidetracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracking. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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