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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
As time passed, Webster found his views diverging from some of his neighbors’ in the Hudson Valley.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Emo was diverging into the pop world in every way imaginable.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Personalities from the stations have squabbled over the years, like rappers signed to labels with similar wares but diverging agendas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The new policy is one of the most notable examples of the way CDC guidance is diverging from widespread medical consensus.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
But these companies have diverging and at times conflicting policies.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
Lesch chose to focus on one of these traits — snout length — to determine whether raccoons in urban environments that share space with humans might be diverging from their country kin.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 24 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
Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Emo was diverging into the pop world in every way imaginable.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Personalities from the stations have squabbled over the years, like rappers signed to labels with similar wares but diverging agendas.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The new policy is one of the most notable examples of the way CDC guidance is diverging from widespread medical consensus.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
But these companies have diverging and at times conflicting policies.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
Lesch chose to focus on one of these traits — snout length — to determine whether raccoons in urban environments that share space with humans might be diverging from their country kin.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverging
Verb
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Not deviating from those standards is equally important.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The resolution would authorize the state to redraw its congressional district maps in the middle of the 10-year cycle, deviating from the current practice of redistricting only after the federal census every 10 years.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Just south of downtown Minneapolis, Rachel Dionne Thunder is one of many members of the Indigenous community turning their wheel and pushing the peddle on patrol.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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As Bridgerton fans prepare to return to the Ton and Lady Whistledown’s latest round of society gossip, the Shonda Rhimes show’s latest leading lady is putting a head-turning twist on Regency-era fashion.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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One was a real human blastocysts, which contain about 100 to 200 rapidly dividing cells.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Cosco Shipping is forking over $7 billion to China State Shipbuilding to build out 87 new vessels, expanding on the company’s already swollen order book.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Dec. 2025
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All of a sudden, cutting into a pork chop during a desert picnic or forking a salad in the Inner Hebrides offers more value.—
Jillian Dara,
Robb Report,
28 Nov. 2025
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The pact also included staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.—
David R. Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gosling has a way of retreating into a silence more emotionally eloquent than the film’s occasionally clunky dialogue.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In short, those spreading the lie that more high-rise construction and less preservation are the keys to solving our affordability crisis are the same people who are building market-rate housing that only the super wealthy can afford.—
Michael S. Hiller,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Last week, the grandmother learned that the disease had become terminal after spreading to her brain and lungs, WIFR reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Diverging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverging. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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