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deflected

verb as in bounce off; turn aside

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The first was a deflected strike, but the second was another piece of individual brilliance involving the right-footed winger cutting inside from the left.

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“But within half an hour of its journey, it got deflected and went in a different direction, going behind the Sun. As it was too far away, it did not impact Earth’s weather.”

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Mozambique’s police commander Bernadino Raphael expressed sympathy with the families of the victims, but deflected responsibility for the deaths, blaming Mondlane's supporters.

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She has deflected recent questions about her future, saying this week: "I don't really have my mindset on that".

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Rayner deflected the question with a joke about Anderson's own career.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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