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
Any deviation from that ideal gets labelled as manipulation.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
This deviation from the norm surely isn't coincidental.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
This deviation has prompted WWE to edit out specific portions of the segment from their digital video recaps, indicating the sensitive nature of the content.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In a deviation from the suspect’s usual pattern, Easter said, the suspect fired his gun at Harris, striking him at least twice.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
This deviation from the norm surely isn't coincidental.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
This deviation has prompted WWE to edit out specific portions of the segment from their digital video recaps, indicating the sensitive nature of the content.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In a deviation from the suspect’s usual pattern, Easter said, the suspect fired his gun at Harris, striking him at least twice.
—Christian Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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In terms of potential additions to the leadership group following Alexander-Arnold’s departure, Alexis Mac Allister would be a popular choice.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Vacancies remain unfilled, and a combination of cuts ordered by the controversial Department of Government Efficiency, spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk, retirements and other departures has pared down the state’s top weather scientists.—
Alex Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The narrative does take a detour near the end though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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The detour could push some flights to add a refueling stop or cancel certain routes altogether.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The show’s divergence here is enormous, first by grounding Tommy in Jackson rather than as the leader of the violent excursion and secondly removing any guise about Ellie’s intentions.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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The existence of the monarchy is the country’s original divergence.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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Some of his misery has resulted from brilliant deflections or bad bounces off of his defencemen, but Hellebuyck is responsible for enough of his problems to earn the unwanted attention.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sam Bennett opened Game 1 with his deflection goal 3:44 into the game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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