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Recent Examples of sidetrack
Some unnecessary, overlong scenes do drag, allowing the audience to get sidetracked.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Stripe co-founder and president John Collison told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Tuesday that the company isn’t yet aiming for an IPO, which would sidetrack its current product and business growth.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
Three consecutive presidencies have been sidetracked by immigration-policy overreach.
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Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
The moon’s clash with Mars threatens to sidetrack you.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sidetrack
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Stripe co-founder and president John Collison told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Tuesday that the company isn’t yet aiming for an IPO, which would sidetrack its current product and business growth.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
Three consecutive presidencies have been sidetracked by immigration-policy overreach.
—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
The moon’s clash with Mars threatens to sidetrack you.
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sidetrack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
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Honda's vehicles feature a distinct design language and identity that evolves without deviating from the brand's ethos.
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And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.
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The author's experience shows caution, though slower, averts problems, contrasting with industry's rapid deployments that often encounter issues.
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The deal averts a ballot referendum that backers from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said would’ve reigned in expansive local real estate taxes.
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Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.
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Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.
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The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.
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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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Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.
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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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To keep up with the fast-moving aerial acts, the app features an adjustable countdown timer set to the official schedule.
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If anyone shows signs of heat illness, promptly move them to a cool, shaded area.
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Independent testing by Motor Trend revealed that Max‑Performance summer tires improve cornering grip by 10 to 20 percent, which is a significant buffer when cornering or swerving to avoid an accident.
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The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said.
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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.
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While shows like these still exist (Dora even got a modern reboot) Gen Alpha has shifted their viewing habits almost entirely online.
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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