1
as in deviating
to change one's course or direction
the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx
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as in separating
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 diverging
Consider a night out with friends, and the diverging consequences of buying a round of shots versus opening up Instagram.
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, among residents aged 15 to 49, those rates are about 5% higher, a pattern that began diverging in the 2000s and has steadily widened.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Key changes include redesigning the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond and rebuilding the Hawley Road interchange.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
At this juncture, the parties must decide which road to take, as in Robert Frost’s famous poem about two roads diverging into the woods.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The key people in Haiti hold diverging views on whether to maintain or modify the current transitional governance arrangement, Guterres said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
In a joint interview, Allen and Moretz spoke with Them about the work of taking a character like Maddie from page to stage, and about diverging from traditional trans narratives to tell a new kind of family story.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The pandemic shined an intense spotlight on the diverging fortunes of video games and Hollywood.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
There are diverging plot points between the American version and British version, including different winners of the chess tournament.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Now, among residents aged 15 to 49, those rates are about 5% higher, a pattern that began diverging in the 2000s and has steadily widened.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Key changes include redesigning the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond and rebuilding the Hawley Road interchange.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
At this juncture, the parties must decide which road to take, as in Robert Frost’s famous poem about two roads diverging into the woods.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The key people in Haiti hold diverging views on whether to maintain or modify the current transitional governance arrangement, Guterres said.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
In a joint interview, Allen and Moretz spoke with Them about the work of taking a character like Maddie from page to stage, and about diverging from traditional trans narratives to tell a new kind of family story.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The pandemic shined an intense spotlight on the diverging fortunes of video games and Hollywood.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
There are diverging plot points between the American version and British version, including different winners of the chess tournament.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverging
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And while that's true, the show is also its own beast, deviating greatly from King's story by weaving in military intrigue, spycraft, and Native American mythology.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Reagan championed free trade while selectively deviating from it, according to the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Great Again slogan appears just below the line separating overt and covert white supremacy.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, parchment is often used for storage purposes, separating layers of baked goods like cookies or brownies to prevent them from sticking together.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Season-defining results turning not on the ever-growing bona fide quality of the players and the performances but on farcical decision-making.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end hours from now.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Love, give me lips and noses, skin parting tangy skin.—
Carson Colenbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The singer's annual holiday clip is dividing fans this year.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Similar efforts have emerged in Missouri, where the state legislature passed a new map dividing Kansas City among three congressional districts.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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So far, one of the losers appears to be OpenAI in a lawsuit from book authors, who have steadily been building a formidable case that may force the tech giant’s hand in forking over a big settlement ahead of trial.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Amazon is making a massive bet on AI this year, with the company forking over $100 million in capital expenditures in 2025.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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Priest brawled with both McIntyre and Black, sending the heels retreating.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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With nothing but West Ham’s rapidly retreating defence in front of him, and an instant four-on-four, Guimaraes drove forward before picking out Murphy to his right, in a position to isolate left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf with a one-vs-one.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The idea is that these are machines capable of mining resources, replicating and spreading through the galaxy over millions of years.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin directly blamed Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for fostering hostility toward law enforcement and accused the media of spreading false narratives about immigration operations.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Diverging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverging. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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