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as in divergency
a movement in different directions away from a common point
a growing divergence of opinion about that U.S. president's place in history
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as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
any divergence from the community's strict moral code was met with social ostracism
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Recent Examples of divergence
The divergence between America and the rest of the world is only going to accelerate.
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Douglas Carswell, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
The other noteworthy divergence would become even more pronounced in its subsequent remakes.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But in the late twentieth century, globalization and technological change sparked a divergence in fortunes.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
While there were small points of divergence, the vast bulk of their memories matched.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Douglas Carswell, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
The other noteworthy divergence would become even more pronounced in its subsequent remakes.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But in the late twentieth century, globalization and technological change sparked a divergence in fortunes.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
While there were small points of divergence, the vast bulk of their memories matched.
—Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for divergence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divergence
Noun
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The system can detect a deviation from a forecast, for example, and yet understand that the deviation is in an allowable range and that an alert does not have to be generated.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The difference this time, Molinar said, is that the goal will come with a detailed plan for reaching it.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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The difference between success and failure has always been whether the technology was good enough to be adopted even when government support was withdrawn.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Today show co-anchors began their second week working together after Melvin, 45, took over following Hoda Kotb’s departure earlier this month.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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That’s a departure from contagious yawning in humans, which does seem to be affected by social closeness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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Last week, Amazon and Meta became the latest in a wave of companies to scale back corporate diversity programs.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento was the 28th-most diverse city in the United States, according to 2024 WalletHub study, which looked at socioeconomic and cultural diversity.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Divergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divergence. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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