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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
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Essie’s Mint Candy Apple captures that creamy green-blue finish, while Essie's Turquoise and Caicos veers more sage-esque in color.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, its approach often veers from intriguing to grating at times.
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Charles Lewis Iii,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
The chatbot never veers off topic in my experience, however.
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Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
But the discussion veers wildly.
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Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
This is where Dorit veers wrong a bit.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Loznitsa’s methods are grim and exacting, but the effect is never monotonous; there are shivers of Hitchcockian suspense, plus a whispery cackle of satire that veers toward the Kafkaesque.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
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New Atlas,
30 May 2026
But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
Essie’s Mint Candy Apple captures that creamy green-blue finish, while Essie's Turquoise and Caicos veers more sage-esque in color.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Indeed, its approach often veers from intriguing to grating at times.
—
Charles Lewis Iii,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
The chatbot never veers off topic in my experience, however.
—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
But the discussion veers wildly.
—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
This is where Dorit veers wrong a bit.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
Loznitsa’s methods are grim and exacting, but the effect is never monotonous; there are shivers of Hitchcockian suspense, plus a whispery cackle of satire that veers toward the Kafkaesque.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veers
Verb
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The Washington Post spoke to seven current and former National Park Service staffers who said the policy deviates from the agency’s long-standing approach to release as much information as possible.
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Extra padding on the tongue and collar blow up the proportions of the silhouette, while a suede, mesh and leather upper deviates from the typical leather build.
Verb
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Erratic sounds escape her—her body turns inside out, fingers extending and touching nothing.
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Hallowed Halls turns your home into a stately Victorian manor, complete with spooky portraits, eerie black-and-gold decor, and even a few séance essentials.
Verb
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The elegant staging tries to compensate, but the performers have to rely a little too heavily on their own charms to make up the difference in a play that swerves unexpectedly at the end into a cutesy fairy tale.
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At times comical, each of these stories swerves and plunges deep into dark truths of human nature.
Noun
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Edward Norton's journey with 1999's Fight Club took some major twists and turns.
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In any case, expect more twists and turns on the rollercoaster.
Verb
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Smarter, Not Larger The conversation around AI often swings between extremes.
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Toward the beginning of the episode, the group sits down to eat at a hole-in-the-wall barbecue spot and the camera swings around the table in a sweeping circular motion, capturing everyone laughing, bonding and sharing a meal.
Verb
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The lagoon, which wanders almost the entire length of the garden, adds a swath of blue to this oasis of green.
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In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.
Noun
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Despite Iran’s threats, 20 of those ships had taken a route far south of Iran that hugs the coastline of the United Arab Emirates and bends along Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, avoiding Iranian waters.
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Follow with 5–10 side bends per side, reaching toward your knee while keeping your movements slow and controlled.
Verb
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But a road trip diverts your mind away from tech and into the present.
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Like the lives of the characters who comprise Weinstein’s mosaic, the music is both lovingly intricate and all too easy to ignore when the algorithm diverts our attention elsewhere.
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