throw off

as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot

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Recent Examples on the Web Pitchers threw off the main mound or in the bullpens. Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024 Davis said the team got to the arena late, thrown off by standstill London traffic, and that routines going into the game were disrupted. Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2024 Follow the money: The report explains that money laundering on chain includes bouncing assets through multiple wallets as a way of throwing off the scent of crime. Brady Dale, Axios, 12 July 2024 Biden could, in theory, throw off the rhetorical shackles imposed by his handlers and seek out interviews with journalists and meetings with voters in any venue that will have him. David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for throw off 

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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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