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
Where spatial curvature is large, the deviations from straight-line paths are large, and the rate at which time passes can dilate significantly as well.
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Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In what amounted to something of a deviation from the standard CBS/TNTS presentation, no ad sales execs participated in the call.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
This personality transplant isn’t the only notable deviation likely to get the book’s purists up in arms.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In what amounted to something of a deviation from the standard CBS/TNTS presentation, no ad sales execs participated in the call.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
This personality transplant isn’t the only notable deviation likely to get the book’s purists up in arms.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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The Seattle Seahawks face a big transition at running back this year with the departure of Kenneth Walker III in free agency, and head coach Mike Macdonald opened up on where the team stands.—
Matthew Davis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those rates apply to bags checked more than 24 hours before departure.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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After a pandemic-era detour back to land casinos in Philly, Florida, and Las Vegas, Simonetti is now back at sea on his 14th contract with Crystal, having visited 116 countries and counting—some of them more than a dozen times.—
Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mill Road will be closed, and drivers should expect to follow detours for the duration of the project.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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This points to a divergence in how countries manage AI.—
Maha Hosain Aziz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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That physical distance, combined with the genomic and vocal divergence confirmed by researchers, supported the formal classification of the Tokara population as a separate species.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers got on the board in the opening minute of the third when Matthew Tkachuk delivered a perfect deflection from the top of the crease.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s a distinctly British emotional register — humor as deflection and understatement as armor — even as his career continues to grow.—
Gabrielle Nicole Pharms,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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