deflect
verb (used with or without object)
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.
has been deflecting
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present perfect progressiveof deflect (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Serena has been deflecting our presumptions and projections—about family, physique, race—for years.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2015
