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as in deviating
to change one's course or direction
at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
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as in swinging
to change the course or direction of (something)
veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision
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3
as in curving
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck
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as in turning
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Recent Examples of veering
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
His lyrics, once steeped in political protest, began veering into surreal, layered poetry.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Imagine Maye triggering a triple-option run with Stevenson, keeping the ball and veering off the edge with Henderson behind him.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Without this alignment, these organizations risk mission drift, the default setting of veering further and further off course from their ultimate destination.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The two animatedly discuss the issue, veering off topic at times into snake-hunting and a plot point from a Spider-Man film.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Other tech companies, including Meta, are regularly named as co-defendants in these cases — again, because conversations veering toward inappropriate topics often migrate to other platforms, such as Instagram or Discord.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
The rapid shifts of tone in his conversations with Nicholas can be disorienting, veering from sharp political criticism to sentimental memories of visiting the Winter Palace.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Avcıoğlu worked as a film critic before veering into film acquisitions.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
His lyrics, once steeped in political protest, began veering into surreal, layered poetry.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Imagine Maye triggering a triple-option run with Stevenson, keeping the ball and veering off the edge with Henderson behind him.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Without this alignment, these organizations risk mission drift, the default setting of veering further and further off course from their ultimate destination.
—Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The two animatedly discuss the issue, veering off topic at times into snake-hunting and a plot point from a Spider-Man film.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Other tech companies, including Meta, are regularly named as co-defendants in these cases — again, because conversations veering toward inappropriate topics often migrate to other platforms, such as Instagram or Discord.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
The rapid shifts of tone in his conversations with Nicholas can be disorienting, veering from sharp political criticism to sentimental memories of visiting the Winter Palace.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veering
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Her memory of that day never flagged, every detail remaining crystal clear, her story never deviating.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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The majority of ensembles / possible model tracks have this curving away from Florida and potentially even the entire United States.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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And for an array of artisanal gelati and yogurt, Bella Blu (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 7/8) is a good way to end a meal or begin a walk around Monopoli’s curving Lungomare.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The crowd takes it all in wearing headphones with green lights, turning the night into a kind of silent disco in a scene straight out of Mad Max.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Andante cantabile offers benevolence tinged with shadow, its harmonies turning suddenly ominous.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first season of Origins ended in a cliffhanger; Lala (Mariel Molino) was seriously injured in a car accident after swerving to avoid a child.—
The Deadline TV Team,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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When the officers attempted to pull over the BMW, the car sped off and made other unsafe driving maneuvers such as swerving around other cars and running a stop sign.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The suit accuses Haman of running an online retailer, Quba Pro Inc, that allegedly defrauded Cornerstone by raising money in a financing agreement and diverting the funds.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Goldman Sachs says surging investment in AI among the S&P 500 companies is diverting funds from stock buybacks, halting their usual yearly growth.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spend some time worrying about that thing that’s actually quite meaningless, getting mad at that person cutting me off in traffic?—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Marinaccio is cutting it Marinaccio made his big-league debut with the Yankees in 2022 and between June and July of that did not allow a hit to 57 consecutive batters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a twisted wit to the setup here, as Kolstad takes real trends in American life — economic stagnation, rising tribalism, gun fetishism — and follows them to their corrupt, violent end points.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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When those two go rogue, Ulysses enlists Gunderson’s misunderstood adult child, Alex (Jess McLeod), who’s like the wide-eyed kid to Odenkirk’s Shane, in this movie’s twisted-Western logic.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Veering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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