verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attention
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They could deflect attention from the bride.
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Right from the start he wanted me out of the film, because he felt I was deflecting attention away from him.
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It has deflected attention from our own deficiencies and the mess of the pound.
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Concentration in the literature on productivity growth tends to deflect attention from absolute differences in productivity.
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Noting this possibility, Kasparov starts a diversion to deflect White's attention towards the other wing.
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A pseudo pawn sacrifice seeking to deflect White's attention from the black king, but Kasparov is not to be deterred.
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To begin with, Sarah Ferguson deflected the attentions of the media too.
blow
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He deflected the blow , and the razor edge cut deep into the gunwale of the ship.
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Scathach pushed her away, turning her in time to deflect the blow from another raider.
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As the knife flashed down, aimed at his heart, Connor deflected the blow with his left forearm.
criticism
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The Central Authority were, however, able to continue to deflect this criticism .
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While helping Johnson to deflect criticism from conservatives, Hoover expanded the mission of his agency in the domestic arena.
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He frequently attempted to deflect criticism of his administration and personal life by characterizing such allegations as the product of white racism.
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The newly appointed finance minister, Wataru Kubo, is expected to deflect opposition criticism over the housing lender bailout.
■ VERB
try
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When the alkaline battery is tried the needle will deflect much further and hold there.
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Standing on the streets of Lawrence last week, he tried to deflect some of the praise being heaped on him.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Stealth bomber is designed to deflect radar waves, making it "invisible."
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the chairman had occasionally to be very adept at deflecting any risk of libel!
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Eisenhower could not so easily deflect a response to state defiance.
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It changes, and can be deflected by the least puff of wind.
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One effort hit the bar and the other brought out a fine save from Burridge after deflecting off Payton.
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The win featured a 15-yard bicycle-kick by Hayden Brown off a deflected corner kick.
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Then, just as he responds, pull back out of range, deflecting his technique and countering.
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While helping Johnson to deflect criticism from conservatives, Hoover expanded the mission of his agency in the domestic arena.