veered

verb

Definition of veerednext
past tense of veer
1
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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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for veered
  1. swerved
  2. whipped
  3. cut
  4. circled
  5. wandered
  6. bowed
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  • After being hit, the Ford passed a 2024 Volvo semi-truck, which swerved to avoid the crash and struck a 2023 Chevy Tahoe Fremont County patrol vehicle, the statement said.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • At midnight, the dark road swerved in the windshield on the way home.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of swerved
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  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
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  • Nordstrom announced plans last year to shutter its Canadian operations, closing all stores in the country and cutting 2,500 jobs.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This included cutting the corporate tax rate and increasing standard deductions for individuals and couples, many of whom previously would have itemized instead of taking the standard deduction.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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  • Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of circled
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  • And wandered around in the alleyway behind her florist job in Venice.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Betsy, her Elf on the Shelf, had wandered off.
    Seth Carnell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandered
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  • Not only the lisping child, but those whose frames are bowed down by the weight of time, worship around the Christmas shrine, and are willing devotees to its vivifying delights.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The film bowed at Toronto earlier this year.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bowed
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