as in turned
to change one's course or direction
sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
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Recent Examples of deviated
Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.
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Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker deviated from the usual recitation of facts at this year’s State of the City address and instead chose to highlight the stories of individual residents.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
The Goldman analysts arrived at their estimate of the tariffs’ burden on consumers by comparing how much consumer prices for tariffed products have deviated from previous trends.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Using the black nubuck base seen on 1990s looks including the black/red Playoffs and the Aqua colorway, the early 2000s Chrome look deviated from the colorful accents seen on those styles.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette tresses, often styled in a bouncy blowout, since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker deviated from the usual recitation of facts at this year’s State of the City address and instead chose to highlight the stories of individual residents.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
The Goldman analysts arrived at their estimate of the tariffs’ burden on consumers by comparing how much consumer prices for tariffed products have deviated from previous trends.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Using the black nubuck base seen on 1990s looks including the black/red Playoffs and the Aqua colorway, the early 2000s Chrome look deviated from the colorful accents seen on those styles.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio's public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette tresses, often styled in a bouncy blowout, since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
Verb
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The nurse turned at the sound of footsteps outside the curtain around my bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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No team in the Championship has lost more than the nine points Wrexham have dropped from a winning position this term, a damaging trait that began on the opening day at Southampton when two stoppage-time goals turned a 1-0 win into a dramatic loss.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Doncic quickly swung the ball to Reaves after Minnesota sent two defenders his way, while Ayton’s defender (Rudy Gobert) went to pressure Reaves on the perimeter, briefly opening up a cutting lane for Ayton.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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In another potentially worrying sign for the president, younger Hispanics and Hispanic men — two groups that swung particularly dramatically toward him in last year’s election — also see him a bit more negatively.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Though the tropical storm, which on track to becoming a major hurricane next week, has veered slightly from Haiti’s southern coast, the National Hurricane Center warned Haitians that it’s expected to bring life-threatening and catastrophic flash floods and landslides.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Was there ever a point when your book veered in a completely opposite direction from the film?—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump weighs in on Netanyahu criminal case Trump diverged from his prepared remarks to the Knesset to call on Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu, who faces three criminal charges.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The films diverged from his usual filmography, and Condon reveled in that.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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