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

At the time, Freyd called her acronym capturing how perpetrators deflect responsibility “very speculative.”

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 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

Los Palos Street Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Altus Power, responded to the filing on Thursday, saying it’s Lineage’s attempt to deflect responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Adele bailed him out, and in his attempt to deflect the heat from himself, he told the police that Adele’s heart condition made her unfit to care for us.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

And when asked, Gillies deflects calls for the leadership to apologise, saying that many lives had, in fact, been saved because faithful Jehovah's Witnesses had not been exposed to blood contamination scandals.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He deflects the question initially, offering something better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

In the event that he does have a partner, and that partner raises problems with the way he lives, Wallen’s narrator deflects blame.

From Salon ● May 16, 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

I go for Zelda because she teleports and deflects projectiles and shoots fireballs from great distances, which are all optimal moves for any player looking to avoid hand-to-hand combat.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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

He scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit the curtained window, which shattered.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

When they arrive, the planet's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting most of the charged particles.

From Barron's ● May 19, 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

I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson