deflecting

verb

Definition of deflectingnext
present participle of deflect
as in swinging
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 Synonyms for deflecting
  1. whipping
  2. diverting
  3. redirecting
  4. shifting
Verb
  • Sick of whipping out a hair dryer, round brush, and a straightener to achieve a frizz-free blowout?
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With gusts of up to 80 mph possible, a small fire could transform into an inferno, whipping embers at astonishing speeds and leaving firefighters with few options other than trying to get people to evacuate.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • With European powers diverting men and supplies to Europe in 1939-41 to battle Nazi Germany, colonies in the Pacific were mostly undefended.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Opponents, however, dislike diverting taxpayer funding from public schools to private ones and point to examples of misuse of funds, in such cases as this one.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverting
Verb
  • This property makes tungsten an ideal material for a divertor, a critical component that manages and absorbs the intense heat in fusion reactors by redirecting plasma particles away from the reactor’s walls and safely transferring the heat to cooler parts of the system.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Ukraine is actively redirecting Russian explosive drones back toward Russia and Belarus by confusing their navigation systems, according to a new report, as Moscow hammers Ukraine with large-scale kamikaze uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missile strikes.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of redirecting
Verb
  • Try shifting your mindset and recognize the power of small wins.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Allegiances pivot with shifting fortunes.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of shifting
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