divert
Example Sentences
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However, the loads were diverted to unlicensed dumps around the country.
From BBC
DC Water, the water and wastewater utility in Washington, has diverted about 40 million gallons of sewage a day into a section of the nearly 200-year-old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal to bypass the break.
Some of this river water is diverted into a maze of canals.
From BBC
Our attention is diverted away from ourselves and toward a collective hive mind by social media, advertising and the crushing deluge of current events.
From Salon
In a landscape where Instagram and TikTok divert viewers from scheduled broadcasts, Olympic ideals of unity, excellence and representation lose their relevance if audiences don’t tune in.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
