divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
have diverted
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present perfectof divert.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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HBM producers have diverted their efforts toward fulfilling lucrative data-center contracts, resulting in increasing component costs for consumer products.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have diverted from their routes amid fears of escalation, the Journal reported.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
But artificial intelligence is transforming the way people seek and consume information, hurting web traffic to some publishers, and social-media platforms such as TikTok have diverted audiences’ attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Taking on those kinds of cases might, as I have previously warned, also have diverted attention from the damage capital punishment does to our democracy and our culture.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2024
These might have diverted the attention and weakened the subject had not they been skillfully played for second place.
From Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures by Henry Rankin Poore
