deflection
noun
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Synonyms
departure, detour, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion
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While Mendieta had 116 tackles and nine pass deflections, Miller contributed 55 tackles and Burnham caught 23 passes for 362 yards and three touchdowns. — Jeff Tully, Burbank Leader, "Football Preview: Burbank ready to make noise in league, and beyond," 20 Aug. 2019 Career numbers: 34 games, 28 starts, 196 tackles, eight pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, no interceptions Value to 2019 team: One NFL scout thinks Moore could be the highest NFL draft pick among eligible Beavers in 2020. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State football, top 19 players for 2019: No. 9, Jalen Moore," 13 July 2019 Marcus McWilliams, Gilbert Christian, DB, Jr. Had three tackles, a pass deflection and the game-clinching interception with 1:15 left. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Week 3 Arizona high school football top performers," 7 Sep. 2019 The 6-foot linebacker's totaled 75 tackles, two pass deflections and one forced fumble in Cincinnati. — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Bengals sign RB Giovani Bernard to two-year contract extension," 3 Sep. 2019 Quandarrius Robinson, Jackson-Olin: The Alabama commit recorded 12 tackles, two pass deflections and a game-clinching sack in a 26-24 victory over Fairfield. — Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, "Vote for the Hollis Wright Birmingham HS football player of the week," 25 Aug. 2019 Quandarrius Robinson, Jackson-Olin The Alabama commit delivered a game-saving sack, 10 tackles and two deflections from his defensive end spot in a 26-24 victory over Fairfield. 3. — Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, "How did A-Listers perform in Week 1? Rewind top prospects’ performances," 25 Aug. 2019 As the deflection of Chinese interventions demonstrates, America has been able to protect its strategic interests by asking Denmark, its NATO ally, to step in. — The Economist, "A polarising president: Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland," 16 Aug. 2019 As a result, privacy has become somewhat of a deflection tactic in the tech industry. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "People Are Starting to Realize How Voice Assistants Actually Work," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deflection.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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