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Recent Examples of sidetrack
Playing the toughest hole of the day, No. 15 also sidetracked the day of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Establish specific objectives for your side hustle to keep yourself on track and avoid getting sidetracked by every new idea.
—Shane Murphy, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Discovery to launch the all-sports streamer last fall but was sidetracked by a lawsuit lobbed by Fubo.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Injuries have sidetracked Bogaerts with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Establish specific objectives for your side hustle to keep yourself on track and avoid getting sidetracked by every new idea.
—Shane Murphy, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Discovery to launch the all-sports streamer last fall but was sidetracked by a lawsuit lobbed by Fubo.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Injuries have sidetracked Bogaerts with the Padres.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
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The main function of the yeast deviated from producing good beer to simply being able to survive for an extraordinarily long period of time without its primary food source: barley sugar.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even Porziņģis missing time throughout the playoffs didn’t force the Celtics to deviate much from their plan.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse The evidence is similarly clear on Trump’s argument that continued reliance on tariffs to fund the government would have averted the Great Depression.—
Jesse Eisinger,
ProPublica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The United States and Iran are preparing for talks on Tehran's nuclear program in Oman to avert a possible military confrontation that could have devastating consequences far beyond the Middle East.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The fourth plane, Flight 93, was diverted and crashed in Pennsylvania.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight were temporarily diverted from their destination after an incident with a rabbit affected the aircraft’s engine.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Built in the 17th century, the national monument is made of native coquina stones, which absorbed or deflected enemy projectiles, giving the Spanish an advantage.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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The defender was even better in 2023, earning First-team All-American honors after securing three interceptions and deflecting seven passes.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Supporting others in tangible ways - like volunteering, donating, or organizing - can help redirect anxiety into collective empowerment.—
Nicole Lipkin,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The severity of the symptoms of arterial thrombosis in the leg varies, depending on which artery is affected, the time course of the artery blockage (sudden versus gradual), and whether the body can redirect blood flow through other arteries.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Our reporters talk to each other and move around candidates from one category to another.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Amy Bolding, an author from Boerne, Texas, related how an 18-wheeler driver on his cellphone swerved into the oncoming lane and hit the car carrying her 5-year-old daughter.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The driver attempted to swerve and avoid the collision but was unable to.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Focus will now shift to international reporting requirements, most notably the European Union’s impact on U.S. businesses, and states like California and Colorado that are considering their own reporting mandates.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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With the usual caveat that lots can change in politics and the list could, and almost certainly will, shift dramatically the deeper Trump’s second administration goes.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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