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
The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.
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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
Which is why Mahomes played all of 48 seconds in the first two irrelevant games as Reid deviated from his customary inclination to play him most in the second-to-last rehearsal.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Early in the run, Whoop's heart rate measurements deviated from the Ultra 2's by as much as 5 to 10bpm.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
In a flurry of looks from outings on Tuesday and Thursday, Bieber showed off her signature footwear look, a simple black heel, in multiple iterations, and deviated from that color to display a satin beige slingback at the launch of her brand Rhode at Sephora.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Which is why Mahomes played all of 48 seconds in the first two irrelevant games as Reid deviated from his customary inclination to play him most in the second-to-last rehearsal.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
Early in the run, Whoop's heart rate measurements deviated from the Ultra 2's by as much as 5 to 10bpm.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
In a flurry of looks from outings on Tuesday and Thursday, Bieber showed off her signature footwear look, a simple black heel, in multiple iterations, and deviated from that color to display a satin beige slingback at the launch of her brand Rhode at Sephora.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
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But on just the third play of the fourth quarter, veteran tight end Zach Ertz turned a short pass in the flat into a 20-yard TD.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas defensive end Phillip Lee turned a question about the challenges Ole Miss presents into a reflection on what the Razorbacks are doing.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year the park swung open the doors to equally ingenious fairytale rides themed to the Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan cartoons.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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One person was killed Monday when a sports car veered off a rural roadway near Pala Casino and crashed into a tree.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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If a husband veered into the kind of toxicity that is on display in some of those quarters, he would be disciplined by our church.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even within the Nasdaq-100 , the biggest of the big have diverged upward from the pack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, Lorey is paying tribute to her childhood friend, years after their paths diverged.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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