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
But the developer would have to go to the Advisory Plan Commission if the final plan has any deviations from the PUD.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
FieldWorkArena calculates the accuracy rate of agents tasked with detecting safety-rule violations and deviations from work procedures, as well as generating incident reports.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Any statistical deviations from the predictions of the Standard Model could signify the involvement of unknown elementary particles.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
This improves inspection consistency and enables early identification of deviations without interrupting ongoing operations.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
These might be physical harms caused by laboratory techniques or harms stemming from deviations in the traditional family structure.
—Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
The system draws on data from devices like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring to establish a personal baseline, then looks for subtle deviations linked to early dementia research.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
This followed a dizzying number of deviations by Greene from the party line, dating back to early summer—foremost were her very public calls for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
FieldWorkArena calculates the accuracy rate of agents tasked with detecting safety-rule violations and deviations from work procedures, as well as generating incident reports.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
Any statistical deviations from the predictions of the Standard Model could signify the involvement of unknown elementary particles.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
This improves inspection consistency and enables early identification of deviations without interrupting ongoing operations.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
These might be physical harms caused by laboratory techniques or harms stemming from deviations in the traditional family structure.
—Zubin Master, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
The system draws on data from devices like the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring to establish a personal baseline, then looks for subtle deviations linked to early dementia research.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
This followed a dizzying number of deviations by Greene from the party line, dating back to early summer—foremost were her very public calls for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviations
Noun
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For now, the agency still represents other A-list talent including Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay and Tyler, the Creator, though many in the industry suspect a wave of departures is coming.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Judges have the final say, but departures from jury recommendations are uncommon.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, closures and detours are in place near the Palace of Fine Arts for the NFL Honors on Thursday night and the Studio 60 concerts on Friday and Saturday nights.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The situation hurtles ever forward toward the threat of eruption, though not without the movie making deftly timed detours toward historical context.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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Both renditions were superb, though small divergences between them showed that Feldman’s seemingly monolithic style leaves room for individual approaches.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the cloud services market, 2026 is likely to be a year of nuance and divergences, as the influence of AI on the cloud services and infrastructure markets becomes more fine-grained.—
R. Scott Raynovich,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 178 career games across 12 seasons — all with the Cowboys — Woodson accounted for 967 total tackles (franchise high), including 26 for loss, 23 interceptions and 36 pass deflections.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026
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Submerged by a deluge of battles lost, assignments missed and a pair of deflections off Vancouver defenders into their own net.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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