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as in divergencies
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 deviations
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 divergences
All too often, voices raised in the name of superpatriotism denounce honest divergences as akin to treason.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Amid these transatlantic divergences, Belarus has been increasingly tied to Russia’s war-making capacity.
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Tatsiana Kulakevich,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks?
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
There are differences in their backgrounds, but only minor policy divergences, including on the participation of trans athletes in women’s and girls’ sports.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Unlike its predecessor, the dining room is larger and chef Nick Curtola’s menu mostly sticks to Italian, with plenty of funky divergences.
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Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Both renditions were superb, though small divergences between them showed that Feldman’s seemingly monolithic style leaves room for individual approaches.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
In the cloud services market, 2026 is likely to be a year of nuance and divergences, as the influence of AI on the cloud services and infrastructure markets becomes more fine-grained.
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R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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.
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Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Amid these transatlantic divergences, Belarus has been increasingly tied to Russia’s war-making capacity.
—
Tatsiana Kulakevich,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
And can the extreme technical divergences and multiple overbought conditions be ameliorated without much pain, as suggested by Monday's benign rotational action in the face of a stiff drop in semis and other momentum stocks?
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
There are differences in their backgrounds, but only minor policy divergences, including on the participation of trans athletes in women’s and girls’ sports.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Unlike its predecessor, the dining room is larger and chef Nick Curtola’s menu mostly sticks to Italian, with plenty of funky divergences.
—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Both renditions were superb, though small divergences between them showed that Feldman’s seemingly monolithic style leaves room for individual approaches.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
In the cloud services market, 2026 is likely to be a year of nuance and divergences, as the influence of AI on the cloud services and infrastructure markets becomes more fine-grained.
—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divergences
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Advocates said special education doesn’t belong in a health department, which usually treats disabilities as conditions to manage, instead of differences in how children learn.
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Sources told Axios that both sides agreed to halt attacks on each other and meet in Qatar on Tuesday to resolve differences over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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But the departures are often bigger PR headaches than operational ones.
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Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner.
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“Divergences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divergences. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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