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as in turns
to change the course or direction of (something)
veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision
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as in swerves
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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Recent Examples of veers
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Mainstream media and online discussion around OnlyFans often veers into a moral panic, lamenting that the extremity of some creators’ work, in an age when outrage and engagement lead directly to revenue, may have a corrupting influence on audiences.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The film never veers into parable, and Lee’s reputation as a prophet is only interesting because of Fastvold’s careful depiction of her as a human.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
As someone who veers towards maximalism, the idea of prioritizing basics offered a fun challenge—a new way of dressing and being.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
The drama veers from the usual sports-movie cliches by exploring mental health and eating disorders with a dose of psychological horror.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The conversation between Kaleel and the man then veers to tidbits about the rap artist, Eminem.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
Mainstream media and online discussion around OnlyFans often veers into a moral panic, lamenting that the extremity of some creators’ work, in an age when outrage and engagement lead directly to revenue, may have a corrupting influence on audiences.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The film never veers into parable, and Lee’s reputation as a prophet is only interesting because of Fastvold’s careful depiction of her as a human.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
As someone who veers towards maximalism, the idea of prioritizing basics offered a fun challenge—a new way of dressing and being.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2025
The drama veers from the usual sports-movie cliches by exploring mental health and eating disorders with a dose of psychological horror.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
While Peters veers closer to a stock villain — the ubiquitous empowered dweeb, though those coding-sequence tattoo sleeves are a nice embellishment — Hasan Minhaj and Arturo Castro are appealing as Eve’s ENCOM associates.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veers
Verb
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The director's take deviates from Shelley's in its emphasis on forgiveness.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Disney performance, which typically runs on weekdays, deviates from the religious overtunes.—
Todd Martens,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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And in the fall, when the air turns crisp and the fields turn orange, this unassuming little town reminds visitors that sometimes, the most unique places grow from the simplest seeds (pun intended).—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Then again, few people have careers with as many twists as American figure skater Alysa Liu.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Forcefully thrust your hips forward to return to standing so that the bell swings up in front of you.—
Greg Presto,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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When the rudder is put over, the stern swings out first, so that if the vessel is in restricted waters, trying to avoid something ahead can result in hitting something behind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Where is that strange, clueless child who wanders from cause to cause, Greta Thunberg?—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Matt, the dad, wanders off to the kitchen.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brunette run through with warm bands of chestnut is a toasty, pretty aesthetic, particularly when paired with beachy bends.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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These tissues regenerate constantly, so when protein is scarce, your body diverts amino acids away from these aesthetic functions toward more critical ones, like maintaining organ health and immunity.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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O’Neill directs the steamroller of tragedy right at the characters and then — atypically, delightfully — diverts it.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025
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“Veers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veers. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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