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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
Asia-Pacific markets were trading lower Friday, diverging from Wall Street's record-setting rally.
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Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Likewise diverging from the norm, a Retiarius on a pottery relief from Gaul, instead of being almost naked, wears a helmet, body armor, and greaves.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Two Hollywood Reporter editors have diverging views.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The oil supply crisis has pushed both environmental advocates and the oil and gas industry to call for energy security, though from diverging standpoints.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Four years on from its last season, and various other press tours, brand ambassadorships, and diverging lives later, there emerged distinctly different red carpet aesthetics.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The bones of a diverging diamond intersection have been laid at the site, which straddles the border between Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, cutting along View High Drive.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The exchange was a distillation of their diverging postures toward the war that their boss has launched in Iran.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Analysts say the targeting of universities, and Iran’s threats of retaliation against academic institutions abroad, point to a widening conflict and potentially diverging objectives among the parties involved.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Likewise diverging from the norm, a Retiarius on a pottery relief from Gaul, instead of being almost naked, wears a helmet, body armor, and greaves.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Two Hollywood Reporter editors have diverging views.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The oil supply crisis has pushed both environmental advocates and the oil and gas industry to call for energy security, though from diverging standpoints.
—Chaewon Chung
april 13, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Four years on from its last season, and various other press tours, brand ambassadorships, and diverging lives later, there emerged distinctly different red carpet aesthetics.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
The bones of a diverging diamond intersection have been laid at the site, which straddles the border between Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, cutting along View High Drive.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The exchange was a distillation of their diverging postures toward the war that their boss has launched in Iran.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Analysts say the targeting of universities, and Iran’s threats of retaliation against academic institutions abroad, point to a widening conflict and potentially diverging objectives among the parties involved.
—Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverging
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Charles Melton sweetly dedicated an award to his wife and newborn daughter, deviating from his famously private nature.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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However, it was criticized by pacifists at home and China for deviating from Japan’s postwar self-defense only principle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Next, Butac arranges a bunch of the beans on two trays and roasts them for a specific amount of time before separating the shells from the beans and then running the bean fragments, also known as nibs, through a mill.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
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Still, robotics has a long history of inflated expectations, making many executives cautious about separating breakthrough potential from hype.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Yet everything Counsell and the Cubs are doing lately is turning into gold.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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With Pluto turning retrograde in your 9th House of Perspective, beliefs, plans, or long-term ideas start to evolve.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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So, consider their timeless appeal and potential worth before parting ways with your music collection.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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The first part is the dark clouds parting and the sun shining through and the patient, the people have a new world of opportunity and promise and health, and then comes the second half of the drug.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
25 Apr. 2026
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Calculated by dividing the number of at-bats by home runs.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The media and entertainment business has been forking over hefty sums to a wide range of leaders.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Bulls couldn’t control the ball, forking over 20 turnovers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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That deadlock prompted an unusually long recess of nearly 90 minutes that was followed by a 6-0 vote in favor of retreating on the bus stops.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Many of them have been linked to retreating glaciers, as melting ice destabilizes the mountains and land that had been covered for centuries.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon doctor jumped into action caring for passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak began spreading through the ship, sickening the vessel’s doctor.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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In spreading the wealth to a wider swath of hardware companies, investors are clearly betting that the bull market in AI has long legs and that data centers are going to need a wider array of advanced components for years to come.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Diverging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverging. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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