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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

"In addition, when the pulses travel near a very massive object, they may be deflected and experience time delays due to the warping of space-time, as predicted by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity."

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 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

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

The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik