as in departure
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 deviation
But there are other deviations as well.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Iran officials warned that any deviation from the agreement could lead to future violence.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The navy blue is a welcome deviation from your standard-issue tan trench coat, while the polka-dot scarf and lining offer built-in accessories.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Even with the deviations, the MorphoScan stayed within a reasonably accurate range and provided a meaningful breakdown of my body composition.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Iran officials warned that any deviation from the agreement could lead to future violence.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
The navy blue is a welcome deviation from your standard-issue tan trench coat, while the polka-dot scarf and lining offer built-in accessories.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Even with the deviations, the MorphoScan stayed within a reasonably accurate range and provided a meaningful breakdown of my body composition.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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Elsewhere, the Bucks have already filled their opening after the departure of Doc Rivers, a former Magic coach, with the hiring of Taylor Jenkins.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Traffic will impact the entire region, not just the detour route, officials said.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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As for getting 100,000 drivers around the detour daily, Myler said that the NFL draft provided a successful blueprint.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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But now, there are early signs of a postcrisis divergence in fortunes between the two cities.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The divergence came as first-quarter earnings revealed a bottleneck in memory chips along with progress among the hyperscalers in developing their own in-house chip systems, such as Alphabet's TPUs and Amazon's Trainium chips.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Thomas Harley was diving toward the net, Wyatt Johnston was hunting for deflections, Miro Heiskanen was weaving in and out of traffic.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Presented annually since 2016-17, the recipient is determined by a statistical formula incorporating the metrics of deflections, loose balls recovered, charges drawn, screen assists, contested shots and box outs.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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