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Recent Examples of deviance
This dynamic also highlights the role of the audience in constructing the idea of deviance.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
For thousands of years, mental illness could only be explained by supernatural forces or moral deviance.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This distortion reduces bisexuality to a plot device or sign of deviance, reinforcing societal biases.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
For thousands of years, mental illness could only be explained by supernatural forces or moral deviance.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This distortion reduces bisexuality to a plot device or sign of deviance, reinforcing societal biases.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
Noun
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There is a growing divergence between what is good for business and what is good for major wealth owners.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the cultural nuances in this case (along with potential health issues) make the championing of this particular divergence less than winning.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many students learned of their record terminations only after school officials discovered discrepancies during routine checks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their compensation packages included their earnings before they were elevated to the co-CEO roles, and the discrepancies between them reflect the differences in the divisions of the company that each oversees.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That snowpack ultimately flows to the Delta, and the regional disparity affects how much water the State Water Project will be able to deliver.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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There are vast disparities between party lines — a large majority of Democrats, 75 percent, think the president is serious about it, but just 49 percent of independents and 35 percent of Republicans take Trump’s threat seriously.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fact, some dissimilarity between Mojtaba and his father is a plus.—
Akbar Ganji,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2025
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Whether consumers are confused by the similarity (or dissimilarity) of the two designs goes to the heart of the dispute.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 July 2024
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In February, Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a champion of racial diversity in the military, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Within the first 100 days of his second administration President Donald Trump has been incredibly busy, implementing major changes from enacting tariffs to targeting diversity initiatives.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, Trump, who Forbes estimates has a net worth hovering around $5 billion, has surrounded himself with other billionaires, appointing several of them to the wealthiest presidential cabinet in U.S. history.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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In contrast, data removal services save time by handling the legwork for you.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Shoppers are not expected to see a difference at the supermarket checkout line since the new law just shifts collection of the revenue.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Use as a primary exterior color or for small details for slight variation.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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The data reveals significant variation in how individuals maintain or develop their leadership capabilities over time.—
Joseph Folkman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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