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as in turning
to change one's course or direction
sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
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The White House cited national security concerns for terminating workers' ability to bargain collectively, but the order applies at agencies with both direct and indirect links to national security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2025 -
The conditions of Conway’s bond include a ban on direct or indirect contact with witnesses, victims and co-defendants in the case.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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Resilience is taking a much longer, more circuitous route to the moon; the Japanese lander isn't expected to reach lunar orbit until late May or early June.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The water then was pumped throughout the city via a circuitous network of huge pipes, many of them buried under Greenmount Avenue and York Road.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Cleveland’s trade of second baseman Andrés Giménez landed them, in a roundabout way, Ortiz, who emerged as a steady starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates last season.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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In a roundabout way, one of the few things that could potentially stop Mbappe from smashing those individual records is precisely the calibre of player around him.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Deviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviating. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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