deflected

verb

Definition of deflectednext
past tense of deflect
as in swung
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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  1. whipped
  2. diverted
  3. redirected
Verb
  • 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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  • But any amount of traffic diverted should help the gridlock, the councilman said.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bauman offered an amendment that would have diverted the funding to street reconstruction and paving projects, and a city fund that helps first-time homebuyers with down payments.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverted
Verb
  • Their task was to get the parcels organized, redirected and delivered in six months.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • High military spending, financed by oil exports redirected to China and India due to Western sanctions, has kept the economy overheated.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of redirected
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