Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracks
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Even in states whose policy deviates from the CDC, each pharmacy can set its own boundaries on who can be vaccinated, and individual pharmacists may fear liability for vaccinating pregnant customers, Groves said.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The Uncut Gems star's ensemble deviates from his signature style, which typically includes oversize T-shirts, hoodies and shorts, as well as stylish sneakers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The settlement averts what promised to be a high-profile trial.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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The system captures and diverts roughly 95% of the sewage overflows in the city, or about five billion gallons a year.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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Transforming these bottles into supercapacitor components not only diverts waste from landfills but also provides sustainable, high-performance energy storage options.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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And the attorney general, appointed by that president, does not say those photos do not exist and instead deflects the question with insults about the senator.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Palace’s centre-back leaps higher than Maximilian Kilman and his header deflects off the West Ham defender, onto the bar, but Mateta is in position to score from the rebound.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yet whereas Taxi Driver ends in a sequence of redemptive carnage, First Reformed swerves in its last moments into a scene so ostentatiously at odds with everything coming before that accepting it at face value would seem to mean denying the film up to that point had anything serious to say.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the marijuana tax, the plan redirects all taxes collected at the gas pump — which previously funded schools — to road construction and maintenance.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Li explained that progress has slowed as Nio redirects resources toward developing its fifth-generation swap stations, supporting multiple battery sizes for Nio and its sub-brands Onvo and Firefly.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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There, the music switches to distant, classical pomp and the actor takes a seat at a tidy press junket-style set.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Separately, Aramco has put three domestic chemicals plants on hold as it shifts capital spending toward expansion in Asia, Bloomberg reported.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But every once in a while, someone shifts your entire perspective.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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