as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something)
the wind deflected the Frisbee just as I was about to lunge for it
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Recent Examples of deflected
On the subsequent rebound, the ball found Kovačić at the top of the box, but his right-footed volley was barely deflected over the net by Diogo Costa.
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Balogun, just inside the penalty box, collected Tillman’s pass that deflected off Bosnia’s Muharemovic.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The ball deflected of the keeper Nikola Vasilj, then Robinson, and went out of bounds.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
After Antonio Nusa scored the game’s first goal, Haaland had a chance to put Norway up 2-0 but couldn’t get enough power on the ball after it was deflected to find the back of the net.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The 18-year-old Barcelona sensation played his longest stretch of the tournament before coming off in the 85th minute, moments after Austria defender David Alaba deflected Yamal’s hard shot off the goal line.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Balogun, just inside the penalty box, collected Tillman’s pass that deflected off Bosnia’s Muharemovic.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Colombia wasted no time imposing itself on the Portugal defense, taking two shots in the opening minutes, the first a header by Cordoba after a Diaz shot was deflected, and another by Rodriguez that went wide.
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Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The ball deflected of the keeper Nikola Vasilj, then Robinson, and went out of bounds.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
After Antonio Nusa scored the game’s first goal, Haaland had a chance to put Norway up 2-0 but couldn’t get enough power on the ball after it was deflected to find the back of the net.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deflected
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Bobrovsky’s hope didn’t truly run out until Florida swung a trade for Jacob Markstrom, a deal that was finalized early Tuesday afternoon.
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Never count out Tim Connelly, who swung the massive trades that brought Gobert and Ball to Minnesota and shipped off Karl-Anthony Towns days before training camp two years ago, but the Wolves will likely be looking elsewhere for a starting forward.
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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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Paraguay seemed to fade after the Mbappé goal, but turned it on again late, forcing Mike Maignan to make his first save of the day about 89 and a half minutes into the match.
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Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
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Impress party-goers with this Fourth of July colored layered dessert starring fresh berries, angel food cake, and whipped topping.
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That estimate does not include costs associated with year-round state workers whose regular duties were diverted to support the session, including legislative staff and law enforcement officers.
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But so has Dunaway and far too much of Supergirl’s attention is diverted to rescuing her young man from Dunaway’s evil clutches.
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Guests who are, as a result, prevented from booking an entire home, are instead redirected to book private room listings and hotels on the Airbnb platform.
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The crash caused all lanes of the Long Island Expressway in both directions to be closed into the morning hours of June 30, and traffic headed to the Queens borough was being redirected, city officials said.
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“Deflected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deflected. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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