as in departure
a turning away from a course or standard
a memoir that was discovered to contain numerous deviations from fact
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Recent Examples of deviation
Some of the miss may be due to conservatism, but what’s really happening here is a deviation of about $10 million to $15 million per quarter tied to the company’s customer commitment packages (CCP).
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This intent inference—what the program is trying to do, what the program is supposed to do, and the deviation between the two—is what helps in a lot of software engineering tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2025
Not an abnormal deviation from traditional Israeli-Palestinian dynamics but their culmination.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This intent inference—what the program is trying to do, what the program is supposed to do, and the deviation between the two—is what helps in a lot of software engineering tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2025
Not an abnormal deviation from traditional Israeli-Palestinian dynamics but their culmination.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Oasis offered few surprises in its crowd-pleasing, hit-heavy 23-song set, which the band has reprised essentially without deviation since kicking off the Live ’25 tour in Wales in July.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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Since Levy’s departure, the Lewis family have faced questions about their intentions for the club.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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On Her Hiatus Speaking to her fans on a live stream, Kai was candid about her feelings since her WWE departure.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Deep into her showcase episode, Loretta and Oliver duck into a small Brooklyn theater for a detour through his childhood.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the detour underscores how automation has hollowed out the first rungs of the career ladder.—
Samantha Walravens,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If there’s divergence, unpack why before attempting to finalize a decision.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Looking at all of these trajectories therefore allows scientists to determine where the safest zone would be for asteroid deflection.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That created belief and the defense came through in spectacular fashion on the ensuing series with a three-and-out, thanks in large part to a sack by Javon Hargrave and a pass deflection by Andrew Van Ginkel.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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