divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
is diverting
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present progressiveof divert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Others warn it is diverting capital from other parts of the economy, concentrating spending on data centers and technology infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Echoing a recent Op-Ed he wrote for Barron’s, Kruszewski worried that the dopamine rush of zero-date options and prediction-market sports bets is diverting young people from patient investing.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
That's not entirely the case; camp is diverting but cheap, whereas in work like "Feud" Murphy aims to be purposefully arch.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
“Randy Rainbow for President” is diverting in its present form, but a critic can dream of a more souped-up edition that would theatrically draw out the brilliance of this internet sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Control of Attention The secret of equanimity consists not so much in repressing the fear or worry, as in dropping or ignoring it—that is, diverting and controlling the attention.
From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Irving Fisher
