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
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
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Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adult fantasy books inspired by Labyrinth often feature strong romantic plots and love interests who are often deviations or reimaginings of Jareth the Goblin King.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the miss may be due to conservatism, but what’s really happening here is a deviation of about $10 million to $15 million per quarter tied to the company’s customer commitment packages (CCP).
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This intent inference—what the program is trying to do, what the program is supposed to do, and the deviation between the two—is what helps in a lot of software engineering tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adult fantasy books inspired by Labyrinth often feature strong romantic plots and love interests who are often deviations or reimaginings of Jareth the Goblin King.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Some of the miss may be due to conservatism, but what’s really happening here is a deviation of about $10 million to $15 million per quarter tied to the company’s customer commitment packages (CCP).
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
This intent inference—what the program is trying to do, what the program is supposed to do, and the deviation between the two—is what helps in a lot of software engineering tasks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
Noun
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His exit, which was was first reported by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, was part of a string of high-profile departures at Musk's AI startup.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Running constant checks on gate numbers and departure times.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Deep into her showcase episode, Loretta and Oliver duck into a small Brooklyn theater for a detour through his childhood.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the detour underscores how automation has hollowed out the first rungs of the career ladder.—
Samantha Walravens,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If there’s divergence, unpack why before attempting to finalize a decision.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Looking at all of these trajectories therefore allows scientists to determine where the safest zone would be for asteroid deflection.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That created belief and the defense came through in spectacular fashion on the ensuing series with a three-and-out, thanks in large part to a sack by Javon Hargrave and a pass deflection by Andrew Van Ginkel.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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