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as in divergency
a movement in different directions away from a common point
a growing divergence of opinion about that U.S. president's place in history
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as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
any divergence from the community's strict moral code was met with social ostracism
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Recent Examples of divergence
This divergence could have significant consequences for political representation.
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Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
This divergence may ultimately shape global AI governance.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Shifting Leverage The behavior of sellers in each sector also speaks to the divergence in buyer strength.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Economic divergence Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, sees the dollar resuming its downtrend by early 2026 at the latest because of the relative trend growth differential between the U.S. and the euro zone looking ahead.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025
This divergence may ultimately shape global AI governance.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Shifting Leverage The behavior of sellers in each sector also speaks to the divergence in buyer strength.
—John Walkup, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Economic divergence Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, sees the dollar resuming its downtrend by early 2026 at the latest because of the relative trend growth differential between the U.S. and the euro zone looking ahead.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divergence
Noun
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People who could follow instructions, memorize workflow steps and execute them without deviation.—
Evan J. Schwartz,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The trust fund used to make up the difference between what workers are paying in and what Social Security pays out in benefits is projected to run out of money in nine years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Tree Napper is just like the Cotton Napper, with one distinct difference: Instead of cotton fabric, the Tree Napper is made with Tencel lyocell, a silky soft material made of eucalyptus fibers that’s both sleep- and environment-friendly.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hoever’s departure from the first-team picture was far from ordinary.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bus shelter was on a paved section of the airport departures area where people were being dropped off by taxis, friends, family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Since then, she’s used her foundation and myriad books to help promote diversity and inclusion across the ballet world.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The number and diversity of immigrants have served to fuel economic growth and contribute to some of the uniqueness that makes America a great and special nation.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Divergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divergence. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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