- present participle of divert.
diverting
Example Sentences
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A third runway would mean demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting rivers and rerouting a section of the M25 motorway through a tunnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
An equipment outage snarled air travel across the Northeast on Monday, significantly delaying passengers and diverting flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
One might think that diverting all that money and time toward a promotional stunt meant that Netflix believed in the film.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
El Niño has affected rainfall in Thailand, while heavy rain has disrupted cane harvesting in Brazil, the world's largest sugar producer, where mills are also diverting more cane to ethanol.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It's a good thing he referees along with me, diverting one or the other, telling a joke, teasing Sunny in just the right way.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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