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digressed

verb

past tense of digress

as in wandered

to speak or write about something that is different from the main subject being discussed He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying. If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.

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Recent Examples of digressed At an April news briefing on the Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth digressed from taking a dig at Iranian leadership to take a dig at American news media. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 May 2026

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Drought and a late freeze made this a tough year for Colorado's black bears, and hungry bears wandered into neighborhoods across the state looking for food.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
One evening, after a day of rain, Steven and I wandered in the Giardino della Misericordia, close to our apartment.

— Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026

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Williams’ footwear deviated from the usual PVC construction that has seemingly dominated the red carpet over the past few years.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026
These records deviated from Deerhunter’s shoegaze and krautrock leanings, placing a greater emphasis on sampling and wall-of-sound pop.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of deviated

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Now that he’s strayed out of his comfort zone, Skino comes across sluggish and barren.

— Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
And in May, residents in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius were told to seek shelter after a drone strayed into Lithuanian airspace.

— Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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