deflect
verb
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divert, redirect, swing, turn, veer, wheel, whip
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CovCath led 17-0 in the final minute of the half when a Colonel deflected a Ryle pass and Mayer made a diving catch at the Ryle 30 for the third CovCath pick of the half. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Northern Kentucky high school football: Defense lifts Covington Catholic to shut out Ryle," 24 Aug. 2019 Peterman rolled right and threw for running back James Butler, but the pass deflected off Butler and was intercepted. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders beat Packers on a shortened field in Winnipeg," 22 Aug. 2019 The claims provide a ready target to help Mr. Trump deflect blame if the economy does tip into recession. — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, "In Economic Warning Signals, Trump Sees Signs of a Conspiracy," 18 Aug. 2019 Tri-City’s Luis Santana hit a line drive that deflected off Conroy’s arm. — Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, "IronBirds edged in Tri-City, 4-3, snapping 5-game win streak," 16 Aug. 2019 The former uses zinc or titanium dioxide to physically scatter and deflect the DNA-damaging UV rays that can lead to premature skin aging and cancer. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Is Your Sunscreen Safe? The Case for Switching to a Mineral Sunscreen," 12 Aug. 2019 Leaders don’t pass on or deflect their responsibilities. — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "Kendall Qualls talks patriotism in America, Moynihan’s ‘Negro Family’ report, and Dean Phillips: The full interview," 29 July 2019 All this helped him blend in and deflect suspicion. — Anu Kumar, Quartz India, "An 18th-century British merchant’s account of how the empire ruled India," 26 July 2019 The score came off an in-swinging corner kick from Dos Santos that dipped into the six-yard box for Feltscher, who stuck out his right foot and deflected the ball in for his first goal of the season. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Galaxy and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are held in check in loss to Earthquakes," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deflect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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