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Recent Examples of sidetrack
For Macdonald, the hiring was the culmination of a years-long journey that was nearly sidetracked multiple times.
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The key takeaway here is that using emotionally neutral language, especially when giving negative feedback, helps employees stay focused on their tasks without getting sidetracked by what the feedback says about them personally.
—Kip Holderness, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
The Atlanta Braves are reportedly signing journeyman Garrett Cooper, a former All-Star whose career has been sidetracked by injuries.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Some proposals and promises made during the presidential campaign will likely be sidetracked, but others will get consideration, including the provisions set to expire under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The key takeaway here is that using emotionally neutral language, especially when giving negative feedback, helps employees stay focused on their tasks without getting sidetracked by what the feedback says about them personally.
—Kip Holderness, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
The Atlanta Braves are reportedly signing journeyman Garrett Cooper, a former All-Star whose career has been sidetracked by injuries.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Some proposals and promises made during the presidential campaign will likely be sidetracked, but others will get consideration, including the provisions set to expire under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidetrack
Verb
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But staying focused on your long-term goals and strategy always outperforms quick, short-term wins that might deviate from your vision.—
Christoffer Bouet,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Even before her tweets resurfaced, the Emilia Pérez star had begun deviating from the film’s standard promotional press campaign by chiding Torres’s social-media strategy.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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But two Mickeys will come in handy when Marshall engages in authoritarian military cosplay, an act of cruelty pits the colonists against the aliens, and mutually assured destruction needs to be averted unless 17 can broker a detente.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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Now, scientists say that scenario has potentially been averted, and A23a might even be beneficial to the local wildlife.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rather than addressing these critical security threats, the Pakistani military’s resources have been diverted to a campaign of vengeance against political opponents such as PTI.—
Imran Khan,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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The money has to come from somewhere — most of the time, it’s diverted from its emerging markets competitor India.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Researchers are testing new materials and innovative detection and shielding techniques to absorb or deflect cosmic radiation.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2025
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Juan Carlos deflected the invitation more than once.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Focus on the Task at Hand During these 10 minutes, fully redirect your attention to your work.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The apprehensions from them and other Republicans have been sparked predominantly by Colby’s positions that the United States should redirect its attention from threats in the Middle East, such as countering Iran and its proxies, to instead focus on China and its growing influence in Asia.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
3 Mar. 2025
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On one of those days, Sue began asking Ken to move her to a care home.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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The start of a new year is a time for planning, embracing change and moving forward.—
Kristjan Vilosius,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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By melding the norteño and cumbia of their childhoods with their micro-generation’s penchant for embracing genre swerves (most of the band members are young millennials, save for Solís, who’s about to turn 22), Grupo Frontera has helped usher in a new era of música mexicana.—
Paula Mejía,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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Troopers alleged that the vehicle was also swerving between the two travel lanes on the highway, state police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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Seven weeks after Vista Medical Center East placed 69 administrative and ancillary personnel on a six-week furlough to stem the flow of red ink, those workers remain sidelined as the hospital shifts its focus in search of profitability.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The department was trying to shift those responsibilities to remaining personnel.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Sidetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidetrack. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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