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
Travis Scott has deviated very little from drab colors on his Air Jordan 1s.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Everything should have been the same for Amorim at United in theory, except there was a curious moment on day one when the Portuguese deviated from the script.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
And through the years, Marty never deviated.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
The tanker later deviated course into the Gulf of Oman.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Trump speech often deviated from the topic at hand, and included a call for South Africa to leave the Group of 20.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
However, as that game's story eventually deviated into fan-fiction territory, Age of Imprisonment is considered canon, according to Nintendo.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.
—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
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
Everything should have been the same for Amorim at United in theory, except there was a curious moment on day one when the Portuguese deviated from the script.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
And through the years, Marty never deviated.
—Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
The tanker later deviated course into the Gulf of Oman.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Trump speech often deviated from the topic at hand, and included a call for South Africa to leave the Group of 20.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
However, as that game's story eventually deviated into fan-fiction territory, Age of Imprisonment is considered canon, according to Nintendo.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Etminan’s editing routine also deviated from his standard practice.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
Verb
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Bryant turned the ball over 17 times and allowed Jonesboro (13-7, 1-1) to score repeatedly in transition.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Owens turned herself into Long Beach police Wednesday, and she was booked on $200,000 bail.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs’ special teams also never swung the field with a return for a touchdown.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will try again on Monday to recover a snowplow that veered off a highway and became stuck earlier this week.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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After the shots, the SUV veered into two parked cars.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Lam kept making new highs while RSI diverged lower.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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But the school left the conference in the 1960s as its academic ambitions and football capabilities diverged.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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