as in departures
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 deviations
Detecting deviations from the routine, the stereotypical, was a forte for AI.
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Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Her mini-tour, Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things, has not had major deviations in the set list.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
These temperature and precipitation deviations are based on averages (or normals) derived from data provided by government meteorological agencies, data that is updated every ten years, still the Old Farmer’s Almanac claims only 80 percent accuracy.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
My complaint team failed because of variation in knowledge, the risk shifts in the new reality to successfully applying that knowledge, to recognizing deviations and asking why?
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Many disclosures still rely on proxy data, such as industry averages, which can result in deviations of 30-40% or more from real values.
—Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This allows quality deviations to be found more quickly, which is intended to lead to less recalls down the line when products are already in customer hands, among other things.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The parents draw us into their earnest struggle to repress their horror at their children’s deviations from religious norms.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Her mini-tour, Visions of Damsels and Other Dangerous Things, has not had major deviations in the set list.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
These temperature and precipitation deviations are based on averages (or normals) derived from data provided by government meteorological agencies, data that is updated every ten years, still the Old Farmer’s Almanac claims only 80 percent accuracy.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
My complaint team failed because of variation in knowledge, the risk shifts in the new reality to successfully applying that knowledge, to recognizing deviations and asking why?
—George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Many disclosures still rely on proxy data, such as industry averages, which can result in deviations of 30-40% or more from real values.
—Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This allows quality deviations to be found more quickly, which is intended to lead to less recalls down the line when products are already in customer hands, among other things.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The parents draw us into their earnest struggle to repress their horror at their children’s deviations from religious norms.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviations
Noun
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In fact, there are large asset pricing firms that make billions each year by being the fastest traders to exploit even tiny departures.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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And also surviving the departures of people.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
20 Oct. 2025
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And this weekend’s losses might just be detours on the way to the CFP.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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As an ally of Moscow, China’s carriers continue to use Russian airspace, saving time, fuel and costs by avoiding the detours American aircraft must take.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is not to say there have been no divergences or tensions, particularly when Brazil has sought to pursue a more autonomous foreign policy.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Statement of Economic Projections routinely reveals wide divergences among policymakers themselves.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The fact that the first two scores of a 43-point final frame — a 2-yard Troy Franklin score for the Broncos and a 41-yard Theo Johnson touchdown for the Giants — each came on deflections might not crack the top five craziest happenings in the final 15 minutes.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The secondary also tightened its grip with 10 pass deflections.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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