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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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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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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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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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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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The fourth plane, Flight 93, was diverted and crashed in Pennsylvania.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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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The federal government’s online hub for news and information on COVID-19, the disease that's killed over a million Americans, now redirects to a new White House website that blames China for the pandemic.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Aircraft that have been due for Chinese deliveries can be redirected to customers that are currently waiting in line for theirs.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 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
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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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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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Not just as a matter of technical FX movement, but as a signal of political ambition, shifting global sentiment, and increasing systemic risk.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Also worth noting: The back panels can shift to accommodate double-ended dildos.—
Malia Griggs,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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