divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
has been diverting
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present perfect progressiveof divert (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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But Iran has blocked the strait and attacked ships in the Gulf, so Saudi Arabia has been diverting its oil along the East West Pipeline to the Red Sea.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
D.C. has been diverting some non-emergency 911 calls to mental health professionals.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
The company has been diverting about a quarter of the packages that would normally flow to other hubs farther away that can handle it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
What has been diverting and amusing becomes suddenly moving at the last, shining a light back over all that has gone before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
Since the beginning of this year, Egypt has been diverting the maximum amount of natural gas produced by BG and its Malaysian partner Petronas based on pipeline capacity constraints, said Martijn Murphy of Wood Mackenzie.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2014
