as in departures
a turning away from a course or standard
a memoir that was discovered to contain numerous deviations from fact
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Recent Examples of deviations
One of the main deviations from Wright’s book came in the character of Bigger Thomas.
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Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Those are the deviations around the trend line.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Near the beginning of the film, Dylan meets Guthrie in his grim hospital room, where, in one of the film’s deviations from fact, Norton’s Seeger happens to be already visiting.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
The frequency and severity of deviations can serve as an indicator of entropy.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
As such, any deviations from your baseline patterns could suggest that your body is dealing with stress—and, as Mishra explained, fighting off an infection could be a reason why.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
This can be done by examining a process's range of outcomes, the frequency of exceptions to the normal process flow and the causes of these deviations.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
If not, then now is the opportunity to raise any deviations and iron things out before signing.
—Veronica Ramirez, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The piece allowed its wearer to physically interact with the movement via a performance indicator on the dial (triggered by a button and expressed as deviations in seconds).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Those are the deviations around the trend line.
—Korok Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Near the beginning of the film, Dylan meets Guthrie in his grim hospital room, where, in one of the film’s deviations from fact, Norton’s Seeger happens to be already visiting.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
The frequency and severity of deviations can serve as an indicator of entropy.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
As such, any deviations from your baseline patterns could suggest that your body is dealing with stress—and, as Mishra explained, fighting off an infection could be a reason why.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
This can be done by examining a process's range of outcomes, the frequency of exceptions to the normal process flow and the causes of these deviations.
—Kiran Yelamaneni, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
If not, then now is the opportunity to raise any deviations and iron things out before signing.
—Veronica Ramirez, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The piece allowed its wearer to physically interact with the movement via a performance indicator on the dial (triggered by a button and expressed as deviations in seconds).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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