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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.
—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
Verb
Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
—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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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.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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That precedent deviates from the Fed major mandates and today is actually dangerous.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Keep a core of year-round basics, then rotate a few season-specific pieces in and out as the weather turns.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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The Free the Youth x Air Jordan 16 turns the shoe’s hallmark shroud into a component for choosing your own adventure.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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At times comical, each of these stories swerves and plunges deep into dark truths of human nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Despite the surge of trendy braids, old-school looks, like flat twists, boneless braids, and cornrows, also have a strong presence this summer, especially among those interested in length retention and damage repair.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
18 June 2026
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For all its twists, where the series is headed is never in doubt.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Marie dips them in paint and swings them like a brush, leaving thick, violent marks across a white canvas.—
Nia Dumas,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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Think about a car door that swings open near a cyclist.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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In its most scenic moments, the train wanders along the island’s coastline and through rainforest, and sugar cane fields.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Few officials have studied more carefully how the global energy system bends and buckles under pressure.—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
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Nine goals for your country is not the tally of a player who transforms teams and bends tournaments to their will.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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And focusing on Marilyn and a bathing suit, and calling that exploitation sort of diverts the conversation away from where she actually was exploited.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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