as in veers
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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While the series veers more toward the action side of things, stealth is also incredibly important.—
George Yang,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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The episode cuts to black before it is revealed who or what is Paddy's target, but in real life, Arthur lived for decades longer, dying in 1915, per TIME.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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When play crossed Round Swamp Road, the roadway that cuts between Bethpage Black and separates the 14th and 15th holes, this tournament flew into the stratosphere.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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And the Buckeyes are working through some kinks in an offense that turns from conservative to aggressive in random segments of the game.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rock Springs turns a corner But now, the town is digging up this part of its migrant history and finding new ways to shed light on a dark moment in its past.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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His new film, The Christophers, which bows in Toronto’s Special Presentations section, was made entirely outside the system.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Yaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yaws. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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