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                    as in deviated
                                                
              
          
                                                      to change one's course or direction                                       
              
                             thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection                                       swing right at James St.                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in turned
                                                
              
          
                                                      to change the course or direction of (something)                                       
              
                             at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in managed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently                                       
              
                             a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in twirled
                                                
              
          
                                                      to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis                                       
              
                             he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball                                       don't let the wind swing that gate shut                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in hanged
                                                
              
          
                                                      to place on an elevated point without support from below                                       
              
                             beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in afforded
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have enough money for                                       
              
                             I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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