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as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
at this point the river veers to the southwest before finally emptying into the Atlantic Ocean
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as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something)
veered the ship abruptly to the right to avoid a collision
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as in swerved
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck
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Recent Examples of veered
An early sign of the growing hostility in the race came in January when podcasters Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers veered into the Texas primary.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protest veered away, continuing on a trajectory toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the videos reposted without comment veered from the political to the absurd.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
During the chase, the driver veered through lanes and made sudden, erratic turns while police were close behind.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Of course, there was a specific reason that Charli—who did all the original music for the film—and her stylist, Chris Horan, veered so bridal.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The 26-year-old gunshot victim was driving when the vehicle veered off the street, crashed and started on fire, according to police.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Nepal crash kills 13 in wedding party KATHMANDU, Nepal -- A bus carrying a wedding party veered off a mountain road in west Nepal and tumbled down a slope in a crash that killed at least 13 people while 34 more were injured, police said Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protest veered away, continuing on a trajectory toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of the videos reposted without comment veered from the political to the absurd.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
During the chase, the driver veered through lanes and made sudden, erratic turns while police were close behind.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Of course, there was a specific reason that Charli—who did all the original music for the film—and her stylist, Chris Horan, veered so bridal.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
The 26-year-old gunshot victim was driving when the vehicle veered off the street, crashed and started on fire, according to police.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veered
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Yet Kurnos said that Scripps has deviated from its peers with other moves, such as growing Scripps Sports with local media rights.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Over the past few years, San Jose has deviated from the Housing First model by investing more money into interim housing options as an alternative to living on the streets.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.—
Sheridan Hendrix,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Over the past decade, screening guidelines have swung from recommending routine screening to advising against it to landing somewhere in between, and major organizations still don’t all say it the same way.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Ellis said the department's preliminary investigation indicates that a man traveling eastbound on Lower River Road swerved to get out of the way of a vehicle attempting to pull out of a nearby driveway, striking another car head-on.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Duprey swerved and slid under a vehicle.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The only way Seattle could’ve lost this game is if Darnold turned into a pumpkin and threw multiple interceptions.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Around 30 Emirati companies were listed as participants, but none showed up; the exhibition space allocated to EDGE Group — one of Abu Dhabi’s biggest arms makers — was turned into a coffee shop.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died Friday after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to whipped egg whites, these cookies are airy and crisp on the outside and gooey on the inside.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the men's singles final in figure skating, the NBC telecast just cut to a shot of American Max Naumov, who was juggling a soccer ball.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Catherine’s brother Hindley, a vicious bully whose abuse is part of what drives Cathy and Heathcliff so closely together, is cut entirely, his role combined with Catherine’s father.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet up and down the trunk, the tree was circled with new feathery foliage, vibrantly green and healthy.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Which neighborhood is being circled by ICE, which neighbor is being yanked from their house and needs observers documenting ASAP!—
Angela Pelster,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Veered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veered. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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