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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  • At midnight, the dark road swerved in the windshield on the way home.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Police stated that during the pursuit the suspect tried to run over an officer, ran multiple red lights and swerved into oncoming traffic.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of swerved
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  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • The Fed ultimately voted to begin cutting rates in September and again opted to lower rates at its November meeting, just days after the election.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Macy’s — Shares shed less than 1% after the department store chain cut its fiscal-year forecast .
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
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  • Both of them wept as the conversation circled closer to a resolution.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of circled
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  • The suspect wandered around the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • One in a while, a veteran wandered or fell onto the trolley tracks and didn’t hear or chose not to hear the warning clang of the bell of an approaching train.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandered
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  • Born July 3, 1940 in Madison, Wisconsin, Michael Cole bowed on television in an episode of western Gunsmoke in 1961.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Born July 3, 1940 in Madison, Wisconsin, Michael Cole bowed on television in an episode of western Gunsmoke in 1961.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bowed
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