as in veered
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside
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From there, the questions veered into the details of banking regulatory policy.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
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Their attempts at political discourse often veered toward the group speaking in vague, naïve universalisms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Yawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yawed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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