70 entries under alter topic. ×

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veer(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
22
deviate(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
17
turn(verb, move, change, remove, line)
12
deflect(verb, turn, prevent, twist)
12
diverge(verb, move, change, turn, push)
10
shift(noun, verb, move, stop, change)
9
sheer(verb, move, change, turn, push)
9
depart(verb, move, change, turn, push)
9
digress(verb, move, change, turn, abandon)
8
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
8
vary(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
7
change(noun, verb, move, change, turn)
7
tack(noun, verb, move, change, remove)
5
avert(verb, turn, slip, prevent)
4
alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push)
4
drift(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
4
shuffle(verb, move, change, cut, remove)
4
slip(verb, move, change, cut, remove)
3
bottom out(expression, move, change, remove, turn)
3
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
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