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Another word for veer

veer Synonyms

veer

v.

swerve, deviate, depart, digress, diverge, bend, turn, divert, deflect, sheer, avert, curve; see also deviate. See syn. study at deviate.

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Another word for veer

verb

To turn aside sharply from a straight course:
chop², cut, sheer¹, skew, slue¹, swerve. (Nautical) yaw. See change
To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:
depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, swerve. (Archaic) err. See approach, correct
To change the direction or course of:
avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn. See change

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Modern trench coats veer slightly off center and bring new designs to the fold - some provocative, some alluring, some dainty, some transparent, some long and some short.
If you want to veer away from a total automatic mode, semi-professional cameras offer more control over your pictures.
Temporary fashion colors are easier to apply at home, and most salons veer away from temporary color services, so if you go that route, expect to become the creative artist or enlist the help of a good friend to aid in the application.
For an unusual engagement ring, you might want to consider choices that veer away from the standard engagement ring.
While some critics point to the show's facile message: smart equals frumpy, while beauty equals bubblehead, the series manages to veer around the potholes in the storyline road.

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