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
Setting baselines for normal traffic behavior helps ensure that deviations are detected promptly, giving you a chance to act before a breach occurs.
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Ruchir Brahmbhatt, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Vehicle or pedestrian deviations account for about half of the runway incursions at KCI, followed closely by pilot error.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
This would mark a deviation from NATO's Article 5, which treats an attack on any member as an attack on all.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the footage, the trio is shown accidentally killing a man named Mojo, a deviation from the cartoon's villain Mojo Jojo.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ruchir Brahmbhatt, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Vehicle or pedestrian deviations account for about half of the runway incursions at KCI, followed closely by pilot error.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
This would mark a deviation from NATO's Article 5, which treats an attack on any member as an attack on all.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the footage, the trio is shown accidentally killing a man named Mojo, a deviation from the cartoon's villain Mojo Jojo.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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His departure from the Penguins comes at a time when the organization is in transition.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Dodgers overcame the departure, collecting nine runs and 14 hits to win 9-2 and claim the series over the Pirates.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The notice said pedestrian detours will be in place, and bikers and drivers will have to share the road during construction.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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But fans should expect this show to keep taking little detours and to keep telling compact, moving mini-stories.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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There is a growing divergence between what is good for business and what is good for major wealth owners.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the cultural nuances in this case (along with potential health issues) make the championing of this particular divergence less than winning.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2025
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His more than 400 deflections are the most in a season since the NBA began tracking that stat in 2016.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Just 31 seconds after the Ducks equalized, Kopitar secured 20-goal campaign No. 14 with a deft deflection from the high slot that bounced off the ice and past Dostál.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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