1
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction
the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx
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as in separated
to go or move in different directions from a central point
at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge
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Recent Examples of diverged
Even within the Nasdaq-100 , the biggest of the big have diverged upward from the pack.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Now, Lorey is paying tribute to her childhood friend, years after their paths diverged.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But, for healthy children 6 months to 17 years, the CDC diverged from Kennedy slightly.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Researchers used a statistical method to determine if crime rates had diverged in those with reforms and those without.
—Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
But their cortisol responses diverged sharply.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Now, Lorey is paying tribute to her childhood friend, years after their paths diverged.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But, for healthy children 6 months to 17 years, the CDC diverged from Kennedy slightly.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Mingling and interbreeding Modern humans and Neanderthals share an ancestor that originated in Africa, but the two lineages diverged at least 500,000 years ago.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Researchers used a statistical method to determine if crime rates had diverged in those with reforms and those without.
—Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
But their cortisol responses diverged sharply.
—New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverged
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette and mid-length tresses since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Princess of Wales has rarely deviated from her signature brunette tresses, often styled in a bouncy blowout, since marrying into the royal family in 2011.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the purpose of the draw, the 18 teams are separated into three pots of six based on their UEFA club coefficient rankings.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jackman separated from his now-ex-wife of 27 years in September 2023.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her long, dark hair was parted in the center and styled in soft waves.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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As if that weren’t enough, the clouds parted just enough to reveal a rainbow in the late afternoon sunlight.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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After the Blue Jays swung a trade to bring in Shane Bieber at this season's deadline, Edward Eng of FanSided's Jays Journal predicted the team would turn to him as a long-term replacement while letting Max Scherzer walk this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last year the park swung open the doors to equally ingenious fairytale rides themed to the Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan cartoons.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to convention, all money is divided into M0 (the monetary base), M1 which includes M0 and on demand bank deposits and M2 which includes M1 and money market funds and timed deposits such as CDs.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The site consists primarily of 10,900 square feet of office spaces that can be divided into as many as four office suites, according to a marketing brochure that Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, had circulated.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From a cap perspective, bonus money is spread across the lifetime of a contract, even if the money is forked over at once, allowing Jones to outspend his competition in part thanks to the Cowboys’ league-leading cash flow.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The channel forked into a series of smaller canals, each branching farther or looping around islets or petering out into dead ends.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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One deputy retreated while two of them fired their guns, hitting Williams and Lane, authorities said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each apartment was different from the next, and the vacant unit (one daughter retreated to a Greek island) had views of the sea.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Diverged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverged. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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