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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
As a result, the car veered off the road into a ditch, striking a delineator post and continuing into a tree line.
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Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Something that started off respectfully and and never veered from that path.
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Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The California Highway Patrol report shows that a driver veered into Shawn Jordan, 18, on Walerga Road in the early evening of June 15, 2024.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
However, while making his ascent, the experienced hiker veered off the trail and ultimately slipped and fell to his death.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Tomlinson, driving an SUV, passed the traffic stop and veered over the white line separating the travel lane from the shoulder where Garcia had stopped the other motorist.
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Brian Maass,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Elation veered into chaos as revelers clashed with police, a teen was shot, multiple people were stabbed and vehicles torched or damaged, leading to at least 63 arrests.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
At one point during the balcony appearance, Louis veered off from the rest of his family, angling to get a better look at the planes approaching, leaning to the side with his mouth open, totally awestruck.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Initially, the first draft of the script veered more into sci-fi horror territory.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
Something that started off respectfully and and never veered from that path.
—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The California Highway Patrol report shows that a driver veered into Shawn Jordan, 18, on Walerga Road in the early evening of June 15, 2024.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
However, while making his ascent, the experienced hiker veered off the trail and ultimately slipped and fell to his death.
—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Tomlinson, driving an SUV, passed the traffic stop and veered over the white line separating the travel lane from the shoulder where Garcia had stopped the other motorist.
—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Elation veered into chaos as revelers clashed with police, a teen was shot, multiple people were stabbed and vehicles torched or damaged, leading to at least 63 arrests.
—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
At one point during the balcony appearance, Louis veered off from the rest of his family, angling to get a better look at the planes approaching, leaning to the side with his mouth open, totally awestruck.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Initially, the first draft of the script veered more into sci-fi horror territory.
—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veered
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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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She was also asked to perform the walk-and-turn exercise, and the one-leg stand exercise, and deviated from instruction on both counts.
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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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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 new collaboration comes at the same time as Abe swerved convention this season, showing her men’s collection with a stand-alone show and just a few women’s resort looks tossed in the mix.
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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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The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Potential applications beyond wind energy The researchers believe the manufacturing approach could cut production costs for small wind turbines and help more people use lightweight renewable energy technology.
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Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar.
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As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs.
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
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“Veered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veered. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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