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as in separates
to go or move in different directions from a central point
at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge
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Recent Examples of diverges
Neuralink top officials’ public rhetoric about machine-human symbiosis and healthy human implantation diverges sharply from the company’s clinical work helping people with ALS and quadriplegia control a computer with their mind.
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O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
Yet its style diverges significantly from the icy, minimalist chic that has shaped engagement-ring tastes in recent years.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
The gameplay diverges from the high-flying acrobatics of its predecessors and instead focuses on a ground game that’s reminiscent of a tank.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Like YouTube, Roblox diverges from the entertainment status quo.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Written and directed by Knives Out and Glass Onion filmmaker Rian Johnson, the new Knives Out mystery Wake Up Dead Man diverges from its predecessors' Agatha Christie roots to delve into the fraught cultural landscape surrounding religion in America.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
However, that’s where her backstory diverges from the many comics who prepare their whole lives for an opportunity like SNL.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
Younger, more racially diverse, and more likely to have voted for Democratic candidates in the recent past, this group diverges sharply from the party’s core.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Frankenstein’s ending notably diverges from its source material in several ways.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
Yet its style diverges significantly from the icy, minimalist chic that has shaped engagement-ring tastes in recent years.
—Emilia Petrarca, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
The gameplay diverges from the high-flying acrobatics of its predecessors and instead focuses on a ground game that’s reminiscent of a tank.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Like YouTube, Roblox diverges from the entertainment status quo.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Written and directed by Knives Out and Glass Onion filmmaker Rian Johnson, the new Knives Out mystery Wake Up Dead Man diverges from its predecessors' Agatha Christie roots to delve into the fraught cultural landscape surrounding religion in America.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
However, that’s where her backstory diverges from the many comics who prepare their whole lives for an opportunity like SNL.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2025
Younger, more racially diverse, and more likely to have voted for Democratic candidates in the recent past, this group diverges sharply from the party’s core.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Frankenstein’s ending notably diverges from its source material in several ways.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverges
Verb
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The director's take deviates from Shelley's in its emphasis on forgiveness.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Disney performance, which typically runs on weekdays, deviates from the religious overtunes.—
Todd Martens,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If the sky turns ominous and thunder can be heard, find a secure place for shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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And in the fall, when the air turns crisp and the fields turn orange, this unassuming little town reminds visitors that sometimes, the most unique places grow from the simplest seeds (pun intended).—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On the other side of the great river that divides them, the Republic of the Congo has led a somewhat less eventful existence.—
Holden Frith,
TheWeek,
9 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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