Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetracks
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The Uncut Gems star's ensemble deviates from his signature style, which typically includes oversize T-shirts, hoodies and shorts, as well as stylish sneakers.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025 -
The Act’s control over owners and clubs also deviates substantially from American practices and is chilling to investment.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The settlement averts what promised to be a high-profile trial.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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This invites empathy, diverts the conversation toward healing rather than fault-finding and helps both partners challenge the automatic assumption that blame is the only way to respond.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That type of financing essentially diverts the growth in taxes that comes after redevelopment so it can be invested in ways that support the project.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
9 Sep. 2025
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Vogt, though, deflects credit to his players.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Yet whereas Taxi Driver ends in a sequence of redemptive carnage, First Reformed swerves in its last moments into a scene so ostentatiously at odds with everything coming before that accepting it at face value would seem to mean denying the film up to that point had anything serious to say.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Once scanned, the code redirects them to fraudulent websites that ask for sensitive personal information, such as banking information, credit card numbers or login credentials.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Deadheading redirects energy from seed production to root and vegetative growth of annuals and perennials.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The popular race in Ontario switches from Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto to the northeast suburb of Markham, Ontario on August 16.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Season two hits Prime Video September 17, with the first three episodes landing before the show switches to a weekly release schedule.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That realization shifts everything.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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As the event serves as a global stage for elite athletes, attention also shifts to the evolution of the sport.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Sidetracks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetracks. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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