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as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the car swerved sharply to avoid the squirrel in the road
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as in to bend
to cause to turn away from a straight line
a dog dashed out in front of me and made me swerve my bike to one side of the bike path
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Recent Examples of swerve
That witness said the driver of a gold truck traveling north slammed on the brakes as Lacy’s Charger approached southbound, causing a female driver in a Kia Cadenza behind the gold truck to swerve into the southbound lane to avoid the truck.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The police stated that Lacy’s actions caused the driver coming from the other direction to swerve over the centerline to avoid impact with the Charger.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
What might look like a few grainy pixels to Waymo’s cameras one moment could be roadkill to swerve around the very next.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
My side took most of the impact as Mike tried to swerve to miss the other driver.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The police stated that Lacy’s actions caused the driver coming from the other direction to swerve over the centerline to avoid impact with the Charger.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
What might look like a few grainy pixels to Waymo’s cameras one moment could be roadkill to swerve around the very next.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
My side took most of the impact as Mike tried to swerve to miss the other driver.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swerve
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But critics say the memo builds on kernels of truth before veering into unscientific fringe theories.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Washington Post reported in August that the administration had veered away from the idea of an IVF coverage requirement for health insurers.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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At an altitude of 625 kilometers, an 18-meter reflector — even if optimally curved to focus that light down onto the Earth’s surface — would create a spot of light just-under 6 km across on Earth’s surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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This Samsung Odyssey curved monitor deal sets you up with pro visuals at a much friendlier $179 price tag on Walmart.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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Uchis has built a reputation as a bilingual and genre-fluid artist who bends musical boundaries with ease.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Using the black nubuck base seen on 1990s looks including the black/red Playoffs and the Aqua colorway, the early 2000s Chrome look deviated from the colorful accents seen on those styles.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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By then Carolina had extended its advantage to two thanks again to Jarvis, who capitalized on the visitors’ third power play – hooking by Jackson LaCombe – with a one-time wrist shot from the right circle for his sixth goal of the season.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Terrill, who was wearing long acrylic fingernails, hooked her finger on one cuff to prevent the Agents from latching the second cuff onto her wrist.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the credits appeared on TV, Breakker hit Rollins with a spear, turning his back on his former stablemate of The Vision.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who turned 98 on March 31, spoke to PEOPLE earlier this year.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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These arches pivot together around common springing points to create a 40-degree tilt in just 4 minutes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Warning signs a skunk is ready to spray include jumping, stamping their front feet, arching their back, clicking teeth, and hissing.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Adam Weirib of Yanks Go Yard recently suggested the Yankees could look to swing a trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After decades of minimalist, thin-rimmed glassware, the surrealist alternative makes sense within the pendulum swing toward maximalist design and the blurring of lines between art and the purely functional.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Swerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swerve. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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