deviating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of deviatingnext
as in indirect

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deviating

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verb

present participle of deviate
as in turning
to change one's course or direction sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviating
  1. indirect
  2. circuitous
  3. roundabout
Adjective
  • Aleksandra Bal covers indirect tax and technology developments.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • According to a local economic impact report released by Treviño earlier this year, more than 3,400 SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site, while more than 21,000 indirect jobs in the community are generated by Starbase.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of indirect
Adjective
  • His trip there was slightly circuitous, involving two planes and a stop in London.
    Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
  • In 2002, Iran’s clandestine nuclear program was exposed, and the United States imposed a progression of sanctions that effectively blocked even this circuitous route.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of circuitous
Adjective
  • Which is a roundabout way of saying that this Palace kit, which looks like the art project of a student who has been encouraged far beyond their talent and needs someone to tell them ‘no’ once in a while, is great.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
  • This is a roundabout way of putting the present’s ultimate compliment: that the artist is one of us.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of roundabout
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