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Recent Examples of sidetrack
But their plan was sidetracked after an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from a nearby ice shelf in Bellingshausen Sea on January 13.
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Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Michelle English, the executive clinical manager at Healthy Life Recovery, said keeping your brain busy on a flight may be enough to sidetrack you from any fears.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The 6-3 Emanuel, who hails from Houston, was sidetracked by injuries with the Chippewas.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Playing the toughest hole of the day, No. 15 also sidetracked the day of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Michelle English, the executive clinical manager at Healthy Life Recovery, said keeping your brain busy on a flight may be enough to sidetrack you from any fears.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
The 6-3 Emanuel, who hails from Houston, was sidetracked by injuries with the Chippewas.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Playing the toughest hole of the day, No. 15 also sidetracked the day of U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
Verb
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No one deviates, because no one has an incentive to, unless someone changes the underlying payoff structure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Like Episode 3 of Season 1, Sunday’s installment of the series was the rare episode that deviated from the game’s narrative to tell a deeper story about the characters.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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The enclave needs at least 500 to 600 trucks daily to avert a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, as civilians face a severe shortage of supplies like food and medicine, said UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Matthew Barrett, president and CEO of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, the state’s largest nursing home coalition, praised Lamont and union leadership for averting a work stoppage.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2025
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External pressure will not divert Israel from its path in defending its existence and security against enemies who seek its destruction.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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The westbound lanes on I-88 near Route 53 in DuPage County have now reopened after a fatal crash near Lisle had shut down the lanes and diverted traffic to other routes, Illinois State Police said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Salazar responded sharply to Maduro’s comments on social media, accusing him of deflecting responsibility.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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On Monday, former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who challenged Biden during the Democratic primary last year, accused Biden and his advisers of announcing the diagnosis to deflect from the scrutiny Biden has received in recent weeks.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
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Voluntary exits create space to reshape teams and redirect talent without triggering the disruption, legal risk and political blowback that often come with forced terminations.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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President Donald Trump has threatened to take away $3 billion in federal grants from Harvard University and redirect the money to trade schools, escalating a months-long battle with the Ivy League institution.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Videos showed the car hit and toss a person wrapped in a red Liverpool flag into the air and then swerve into a sea of people packed on the side of the road.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Instead of deepening Mila’s character or showing consequences for her actions, these plot swerves manifest as a series of inexplicable decisions made by the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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That leadership change followed GOP gains through 2024’s Senate Bill 382, which shifted appointment powers from Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) to Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2025
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At Desa Potato Head, included breakfast buffets shifted to à la carte menus.—
Jen Rose Smith,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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