DEVIATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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as in indirect

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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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The deal comes after weeks of a number of intensive rounds of indirect negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha between Israel and Hamas, mediated by facilitators from U.S., Egypt and Qatar.

Michele Kelemen, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
This occurs when a high percentage of people in a community have developed immunity, ensuring that future outbreaks affect fewer individuals and are quickly contained. Humans, of course, are not the only species that benefits from the direct and indirect protections of vaccines.

Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025

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