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be deflected

VERB
veer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend deflect depart deviate diverge divert drift pivot shift skid swerve swing twist whirl
STRONG
avert bear change curve cut digress dip divagate sheer skew swivel tack turn wheel whip
WEAK
angle off change course get around make a left make a right train off volte-face
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep to stay straighten
WEAK
go direct

Example Sentences

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"The team's amazingly precise measurement again validates kinetic impact as a technique for defending Earth against asteroid hazards and shows how a binary asteroid might be deflected by impacting just one member of the pair."

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"He wanted to show that we were all resilient and he wasn't going to be deflected from his public sector service because of what had happened."

From BBC • May 31, 2025

Albert Einstein's theory of relativity has long established that the trajectory of electromagnetic waves -- including light and terahertz electromagnetic waves -- can be deflected by gravitational fields.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

Sitting on the end of the bench late in the second period, Campbell was cut when he was hit in the face by a puck that seemed to be deflected by Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Ordinarily Mack would have thrown himself headlong into this problem but now he was not to be deflected.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck