as in turning
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 deviating
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Design With Flexibility In Mind Users don’t always behave as expected, often deviating from the ideal path designers envision.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Her memory of that day never flagged, every detail remaining crystal clear, her story never deviating.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Occurring more than halfway through the performance, the scene is used to introduce the tragic backstory of the Phantom character at a freak show — a new narrative deviating from the original source material.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Design With Flexibility In Mind Users don’t always behave as expected, often deviating from the ideal path designers envision.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Her memory of that day never flagged, every detail remaining crystal clear, her story never deviating.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviating
Verb
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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But Drew Mestekmaker and North Texas’ high-flying offense wouldn’t be denied, turning a three-point deficit midway through the third quarter into a 34-point road victory, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This includes indirect light, the right amount of water, and a gentle boost of fertilizer.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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Place the cutting in a jar of water in bright, indirect sunlight until roots emerge and reach 1 to 2 inches long.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Iza’s path into this world was circuitous.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Putin faces flying a longer, circuitous route via Turkey to Hungary.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The weather and runway were safe for operation at the time, according to Hong Kong Airport Authority, and the cargo plane never signaled any issue before veering left halfway down the north runway and crashing through the perimeter fencing and into the sea.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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But critics say the memo builds on kernels of truth before veering into unscientific fringe theories.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In 2020, the Supreme Court — in a roundabout way — ended the confusion by refusing to consider an appellate ruling that validated special taxes proposed by initiative and approved by simple majorities.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, the Supreme Court — in a roundabout way — ended the confusion by refusing to consider an appellate ruling that validated special taxes proposed by initiative and approved by simple majorities.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a joint interview, Allen and Moretz spoke with Them about the work of taking a character like Maddie from page to stage, and about diverging from traditional trans narratives to tell a new kind of family story.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
21 Oct. 2025
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The pandemic shined an intense spotlight on the diverging fortunes of video games and Hollywood.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Deviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviating. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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