as in departure
a turning away from a course or standard
a memoir that was discovered to contain numerous deviations from fact
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Recent Examples of deviation
As the duck progresses downstream, any tiny deviation will multiply.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Anything different from that, now and in the past, is an appalling deviation from our core values.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s because runners have frequently taken shortcuts and deviations that cut the swooping switchbacks near the peak’s base.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Even the smallest deviations during assembly can create measurable differences in performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Anything different from that, now and in the past, is an appalling deviation from our core values.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s because runners have frequently taken shortcuts and deviations that cut the swooping switchbacks near the peak’s base.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Even the smallest deviations during assembly can create measurable differences in performance.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those cuts may see the departure of similar numbers of full-time equivalents as in the past two rounds – approximately 500 and 1,500.—
Chris Sellers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The City of Indianapolis also has a tool that shows current and upcoming closures and detours within its boundaries.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pratt even found a silver lining in the detour.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That divergence is also becoming evident in sentiment surveys.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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According to Lewris, the summer data shows that there is still a divergence between sellers and buyers, even as the latter are gaining leverage over the first.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Risks outweighing safe deflection The researchers caution that any attempt to deflect the asteroid could create unintended hazards.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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The test was designed to simulate real traffic conditions with engineers embedding a series of sensors along the bridge to monitor stress, vibration and any deflection in the structure.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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