Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracks
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Panthers goaltending coach Robb Tallas maps out the goaltenders’ schedule for the season well in advance and rarely deviates from that plan.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026 -
The episode delivers a surprising twist involving Thalia that deviates from Rick Riordan’s original mythology and sets up a grim reality for Percy as a looming war against Kronos approaches in Season 3.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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For now and unless Williams changes his mind again, the move averts a potential historic litigation where Washington planned to sue Williams over his plan to switch schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Corps project averts potential catastrophic flooding that could lay siege to about 475,000 residents, California and the nation, according to the government’s court documents.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario goes long towards midfield, where Archie Gray diverts the ball to Rodrigo Bentancur.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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These tissues regenerate constantly, so when protein is scarce, your body diverts amino acids away from these aesthetic functions toward more critical ones, like maintaining organ health and immunity.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Most notably, watch here as backup center Oso Ighodaro shuts down Jalen Brunson’s final attempt to tie the score, then Grayson Allen deflects his pass, hustles into the backcourt and banks it off Mikal Bridges’ face and out of bounds.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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With most Americans unhappy with the state of the economy, the president gets combative and deflects blame.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Dec. 2025
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Some readers might expect an indictment of fan fiction and celebrity culture; Yi swerves, though, and creates a more searching and subversive tale of love, connection, and art.—
Maya Chung,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2026
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If one swerves, the other should race; but if one switches to racing, the other should swerve.—
Boris Babic,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The bill also redirects $879 million in electric vehicle charging network funds approved under then-President Joe Biden to other infrastructure priorities, and cuts $928 million in high-speed rail grants.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This system provides an additional layer of protection between the wearer’s head and the shell of the helmet that redirects that angular, rotational movement away from the head.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2026
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According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing prosecutors, the accused's face can be seen in a two-minute and 16-second video captured on a cell phone, in which the camera switches from the front-facing view to the rear camera.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The bed was comfortable, the light switches user-friendly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The camera then shifts away for a moment to a snowbank.—
Kif Leswing,Terri Cullen,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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In the event of an impact, the vehicle’s safety system automatically shifts the seats into a safer rearward position while deploying the helmet airbag at the same time as the side airbags, helping to reduce the risk of head and upper-body injuries.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Sidetracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracks. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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