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
In the book, the Senator is a man — Paul Thurman — but Yost previously confirmed that the show makes significant deviations from the source material.
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Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The Air units appear in an even darker black than the Fragment edition, and the only deviations in color arrive in the form of white branding on the insole and within the negative space created by the Air outsole.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
The Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast are likely to see the biggest deviations from seasonal averages.
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Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
If deviations appear, quickly find the cause and correct the strategy or processes.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
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Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
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Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Thus, traces of this quantum gravity theory or a fifth fundamental force appearing as deviations from Newton's laws should be testable with a wide range of experiments.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Epitaxial growth of SiC on wafers requires temperatures above 2732°F and precise precursor chemistry; even small process deviations can generate micropipe defects that render devices inoperable.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The Air units appear in an even darker black than the Fragment edition, and the only deviations in color arrive in the form of white branding on the insole and within the negative space created by the Air outsole.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
The Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast are likely to see the biggest deviations from seasonal averages.
—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
If deviations appear, quickly find the cause and correct the strategy or processes.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.
—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Thus, traces of this quantum gravity theory or a fifth fundamental force appearing as deviations from Newton's laws should be testable with a wide range of experiments.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Epitaxial growth of SiC on wafers requires temperatures above 2732°F and precise precursor chemistry; even small process deviations can generate micropipe defects that render devices inoperable.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviations
Noun
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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
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The Kansas City Royals continue to be hamstrung untimely departures.
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Another challenge neighbors are bracing for is longer wait times for Pittsburgh Regional Transit buses with the detours and expected traffic.
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Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
Noun
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All too often, voices raised in the name of superpatriotism denounce honest divergences as akin to treason.
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Amid these transatlantic divergences, Belarus has been increasingly tied to Russia’s war-making capacity.
Noun
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In 201 career games, Peterson recorded 36 interceptions, 122 pass deflections, 652 total tackles and four sacks.
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It’s been presented annually since 2016-17, and the recipient is determined by a statistical formula incorporating the metrics of deflections, loose balls recovered, charges drawn, screen assists, contested shots and box outs.
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“Deviations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviations. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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