diverging

verb

present participle of diverge
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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2
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 In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Yet the diverging political and regulatory attention paid to the two industries makes increasingly little sense, given the bond market’s growing primacy in the financial system, and its ability to also cause mayhem. — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Directing a microdrama and directing a feature-length film are very different tasks, typically diverging in budgets, schedules and expectations for a viewer’s attention span. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, there are diverging views from executives and employees about where and how AI is used. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 PennDOT will be implementing a diverging diamond interchange near Robinson Town Centre that doesn't use the existing bridge over the Parkway West. — John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Geopolitical ​uncertainty, tariffs (subscription required) and diverging monetary policy are pulling exchange rates in different directions. — Eric Huttman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Mike Blake | Tom Little | Reuters The diverging paths of two GLP-1 drugmakers were on full display this week. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Samsung and Meta’s contrasting results highlighted the diverging fortunes of the companies supplying — and paying for — the AI buildout. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverging
  1. deviating
  2. separating
  3. turning
  4. parting
  5. dividing
  6. forking
  7. retreating
  8. spreading
Verb
  • The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of deviating
Verb
  • After separating earlier this year, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star filed for divorce Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In all of these cases, however, separating the steel belt plies and bead cores from the rubber treads and sidewalls is a time- and labor-intensive process.
    — Ben Coxworth October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • The Dome, with its spatial sound and vibrations, seemed to help create the conditions for turning my attention inward.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • If this trajectory continues, those proportions will only grow, with red states turning maximally red and blue states maximally blue.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of turning
Verb
  • Guidry is a frequent guest instructor, watching bullpens, parting his wisdom, and answering any questions the pinstripers’ new generation of pitchers may have.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Out of that conversation grew my novel The Undead, which is, in some ways, a parting love letter to Moscow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of parting
Verb
  • In the accompanying video (above), Kondo also describes an ambition to coordinate multiple drones, sharing observations and dividing search tasks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • For the median homeowner, that means forking over $188 a year on their $3,000 tax bill, according to a Miami Herald analysis of Miami-Dade Property Appraiser data.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • These are the primary look-alike for this type of edible mushroom, and are recognizable by their true gills rather than forking folds and an orange color that gradually gets darker toward the center of the cap.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of forking
Verb
  • Rivera said officials had received reports of the retreating shoreline in Chiriquí and Veraguas and were coordinating surveillance with Panama’s maritime authorities and security agencies.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Still, following the victory, Johnson quickly opened the door to the idea of Keenum retreating into a backup role behind Bagent.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of retreating
Verb
  • When firefighters arrived, the fire was spreading quickly among the SUVs.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Northeast Kansas City residents have expressed concerns about lack of community feedback and concentrating homeless services in certain areas, potentially overburdening a few neighborhoods rather than spreading services out more throughout the city.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of spreading

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“Diverging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverging. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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