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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracks
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Piker’s endorsement of Mills deviates from other progressives who have thrown their support behind Platner.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026 -
But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 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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Both charming decoration and functional solution, the rain chain diverts rainwater from the roof and gutters, transforming it into a beautiful water feature.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Apr. 2026
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Critics say the program diverts funds from public schools.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rue questions the nature of Jules’s relationship, but Jules deflects.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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Christian therapists now widely condemn this as spiritual gaslighting that deflects accountability and compounds trauma.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Duprey then swerves and slides under a vehicle.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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And through all this, Saariaho’s elaborately beautiful orchestration scintillates, jabs, caresses, and swerves, giving all that vivid misery a sheen of lyric glamour.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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As spotted by Microsoft API tracker RedPhx on X, and first reported by Windows Central, the website used to tease the upcoming Xbox mobile game store now redirects to a 404 page.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The relief comes from the Climate Credit under Cap-and-Invest, the state’s flagship climate program that redirects revenue the state earns from selling greenhouse gas pollution permits to businesses back to ratepayers — distributing electric credits twice a year and natural gas credits once a year.—
Chaewon Chung
April 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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This service automatically switches to cellular internet when your primary connection goes down keeping you online during outages caused by power shut offs or natural disasters.—
Cox Communications,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Long-term stability Nickel-titanium is a shape-memory alloy that switches between two crystal structures to transfer heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Whether the exhibition shifts attention back to the art—and away from the circumstances that produced it—will become clearer when the Biennale opens next month.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Amid these changes, former directors and national leaders in science expressed concern about the trajectory of the agency and its independence as the administration shifts its funding priorities.—
Fiona Bork,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Sidetracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracks. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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