deflect

The new simulation tools could eventually help mission planners identify the most effective way to deflect a threatening asteroid.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’ve seen him stumble, fall and constantly deflect reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In an attempt to deflect attention away from himself, Michael stressed how Sharon had been acting like a "totally different person" of late.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

We understand Paul’s fatal bravado in tenor Michael Kuhn’s jaunty recounting of a race with a rabbit that ends with him crashing his car—it’s a performance designed to deflect Norman’s offer of help.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

She knew how to deflect this question, and she did so now with a boxer’s dodging grace.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

But the next time one of these entertainers deflects criticism from behind a free speech shield, we should remember what Dillon said about why he and the others accepted this tainted offer.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025

The planet’s rotation gives rise to the Coriolis effect, which deflects air flow and determines the direction of its swirling cyclones and bands.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2024

Earth’s electromagnetic field deflects the majority of these particles, save for those interactions in the polar areas that produce the northern lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024

The magnetosphere is the shield that some planets have that deflects much of the solar wind.

From Science Daily ● May 6, 2024

But of course she deflects the question with, “I had better things to do.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

By blaming his predecessor, he has deflected attention from his own promise to improve things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Never one to take his mediocrity on the chin, Waititi deflected the negativity outward, which, as we know, always paints someone in a good light!

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Speaking to Slate in her office the day before, she often deflected criticism of administration policies on key issues—noting that she raised concern with key stakeholders.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Kessler deflected his success, crediting the play of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But he deflected, and though she spun and tried to knock him in his stomach, he blocked her again.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Would the ball deflecting off White's shin have caused VAR to stay out of this in the Premier League?

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

The U.S. finally found one midway through the second period with Larkin, a Detroit Red Wings’ forward, deflecting in a one-timer from Jack Hughes at the blue line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

After a long legal saga, TikTok has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Geyer would have agreed, except that his own search had revealed again and again Holmes’s talent for deflecting scrutiny.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson