YAWS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

yaws

verb

Definition of yaws

present tense third-person singular of yaw

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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At this point, the movie veers off the rails a bit, culminating in a very bloody conclusion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Most surprising, Just Us is marked by a lack of intellectual rigor that often veers close to bad faith.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of veers

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That in turn feeds ‘The Ticker’, the basic on-screen representation of the score and ‘The Computer’, another programme that turns that raw information into the more intricate graphics that appear on the screen.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Teaching students to actively hunt for where logic breaks turns them from passive consumers into sharp, critical evaluators of AI systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of turns

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The group bows atop the chart with 369,000 equivalent album units, with traditional album sales accounting for 357,000 of that sum.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Sophie Cunningham/transgender debate has no easy right or wrong // FIFA bows to pressure from Europe boycott, abandons private-equity plan // History suggests Miami Dolphins may be surprise team in ’26 // Cancel that intro.

— Greg Cote August 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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