as in departures
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 deviations
The standout look continues with an all-red sole unit, and the only deviations in color come from a white pebbled leather Swoosh and gold mesh window.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Equally important, treat deviations from your targets with rigor.
—Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Each component must perform within narrow tolerances, particularly at extended distances where minor deviations can significantly affect accuracy.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
The only deviations from the hue can be found on the steel screws on the bezel, the titanium caseback and crown chip, and the white accents on the dial.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
Because servers can’t tolerate more than minor deviations, UPS electronics also clean up low-quality power, such as voltage spikes or sags and frequency deviation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
But there are other deviations as well.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 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
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Equally important, treat deviations from your targets with rigor.
—Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Each component must perform within narrow tolerances, particularly at extended distances where minor deviations can significantly affect accuracy.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
The only deviations from the hue can be found on the steel screws on the bezel, the titanium caseback and crown chip, and the white accents on the dial.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
Because servers can’t tolerate more than minor deviations, UPS electronics also clean up low-quality power, such as voltage spikes or sags and frequency deviation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
But there are other deviations as well.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 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
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviations
Noun
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JetBlue plans nearly 130 daily departures at FLL this summer, a 75% increase from last summer.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Any disruption to the strait would force vessels on costly dayslong detours.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Looking back across six decades of Cannes triumphs, scandals, detours and reinventions, Schlöndorff sounds surprisingly unburdened by it all.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Noun
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There are differences in their backgrounds, but only minor policy divergences, including on the participation of trans athletes in women’s and girls’ sports.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Yet while there was much Latin American anti-imperialist thinkers could agree on, there were also profound divergences between them.—
Tony Wood,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Jaquez did not provide the eye-popping scoring of some of her teammates, the wing brought a cool effectiveness to the defensive side of the ball while tallying a pair of assists and a handful of deflections.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The stat also doesn’t account for deflections off a goalie’s own teammates, which are exceptionally unpredictable and difficult to stop but typically register as a routine shot attempt from distance.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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