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
According to internal reports obtained by The Times, federal cleanup repeatedly deviated from cleanup protocols, likely spreading contamination in the process.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Travis Scott has deviated very little from drab colors on his Air Jordan 1s.
—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
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Travis Scott has deviated very little from drab colors on his Air Jordan 1s.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
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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
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The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Today, however, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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Roughly only a dozen of the 94 features and episodic pilots have distributors coming into the festival, and whereas last year veered indie, 2026 is more well-rounded with genre films, sobering indies, commercial comedies, and international gems.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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Trump repeatedly veered far from topics of policy or politics.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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But the cover sparked hundreds of Instagram comments, where fans remarked on her strikingly youthful appearance, which diverged from recent red carpet photos.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Pew’s new survey found that opinions on several areas diverged along political lines.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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