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
Compared to humans, Douglas captures photos from the exact same coordinates every day, allowing AI software to track progress and spot any deviations.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
The platform’s new AI agent, René, allows dispatchers and fleet managers to investigate operational inefficiencies through simple conversational queries, identifying the root causes of issues like excessive overtime or route deviations.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
But there are other deviations as well.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Even with the deviations, the MorphoScan stayed within a reasonably accurate range and provided a meaningful breakdown of my body composition.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To anyone following the MAHA movement and the activities of the surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, these deviations will not be surprising.
—Christopher Duggan, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Large deviations from this benchmark — either too much or too little sleep — were associated with worse insulin sensitivity.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
The platform’s new AI agent, René, allows dispatchers and fleet managers to investigate operational inefficiencies through simple conversational queries, identifying the root causes of issues like excessive overtime or route deviations.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
But there are other deviations as well.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Even with the deviations, the MorphoScan stayed within a reasonably accurate range and provided a meaningful breakdown of my body composition.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
To anyone following the MAHA movement and the activities of the surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, these deviations will not be surprising.
—Christopher Duggan, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Large deviations from this benchmark — either too much or too little sleep — were associated with worse insulin sensitivity.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviations
Noun
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House Democratic Leader Robert Reives responded to their departures in a statement Monday.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yang was critical of TKO’s handling of the Las Vegas event, which took place last week at Allegiant Stadium for the second straight year and needled the company over the recent wave of WWE departures.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, if a few detours take you off course, don’t be discouraged.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Troy was the starting point of Odysseus’s calamitous 10-year westward voyage, with many detours and misadventures, to his kingdom of Ithaca.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yet while there was much Latin American anti-imperialist thinkers could agree on, there were also profound divergences between them.—
Tony Wood,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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These divergences have only occurred twice, in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait and 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst, and the broad market has struggled afterward.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Given the highly turbulent nature of the solar atmosphere, researchers are now examining whether similar variations in type III burst drift rates could be driven by magnetic irregularities, including switchbacks or broader field deflections.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Thomas Harley was diving toward the net, Wyatt Johnston was hunting for deflections, Miro Heiskanen was weaving in and out of traffic.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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