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divert
verb as in turn a different direction
verb as in amuse, entertain
verb as in take attention away
Example Sentences
The vice president, who shares the residence with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, comes here with some regularity, prompting the Secret Service to divert traffic, restrict parking and take other precautions designed to keep her safe.
The transport operator said it had taken the "difficult decision" to divert services away from Niddrie due to "circumstances outwith their control".
The coalition warned, however, that doing so could “further marginalize high-risk populations and divert resources from struggling facilities while simultaneously overburdening higher-level facilities.”
Opposition leaders in the two BJP-ruled states have criticised the new directives, saying they could be used to target Muslims and that the government was using such orders as a smokescreen to divert attention from other key problems like unemployment and sky-rocketing inflation.
During his term, he attempted to divert federal disaster aid from the U.S. territory to help build his border wall.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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