Break and Veer

Break

Break verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.

Usage example: the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds

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Veer and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Veer" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Veer verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.

Usage example: without warning the car veered to the left and into an oncoming truck

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Break and veer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Veer".

Nearby Words: veered, veering

way	break way	veer way
story	break story	veer story

But then, the story goes on to break that rule so many times and in so many different ways that things veer toward a different trope entirely.

Source: Beyond The Impossible / Video Games

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