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
This followed a dizzying number of deviations by Greene from the party line, dating back to early summer—foremost were her very public calls for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Their main limitation is the uncertainty in how mass is distributed inside lensing galaxies; even small deviations can shift the final numbers.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
Such measures may look rudimentary, but even small deviations in a drone’s trajectory can be the difference between a dent and a catastrophic fire.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
To account for industry deviations, companies were evaluated based on their performance relative to the average within their respective industry.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Detecting deviations from the routine, the stereotypical, was a forte for AI.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 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
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Their main limitation is the uncertainty in how mass is distributed inside lensing galaxies; even small deviations can shift the final numbers.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
Such measures may look rudimentary, but even small deviations in a drone’s trajectory can be the difference between a dent and a catastrophic fire.
—Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025
To account for industry deviations, companies were evaluated based on their performance relative to the average within their respective industry.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Detecting deviations from the routine, the stereotypical, was a forte for AI.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 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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The departures of Mizell and Hawkins left Montgomery as a player would could stretch the field.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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This stat is calculated by comparing each state’s one-way arrivals that originated in other states with its one-way departures that were destined for other states, using data from more than 24,000 rental locations.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One of the more memorable detours in Marty Supreme involves Marty's friend and colleague Béla (Géza Röhrig) telling a story about his time as a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Posted detours on eastbound I-94 will direct traffic north on I-35E, east on Interstate 694 and south on I-694 to the I-94/I-694 interchange in Woodbury.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the plot is simultaneously excessive and elementary, laden with unnecessary and uninspired divergences.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cronin was more pleased with his team-high eight deflections.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Luvu had a career-high eight sacks and seven pass deflections in 2024, but his production and play dipped this season, in part because he was thrust into a different role.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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