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
Thus, if there is a preferred direction in space-time and signs of Lorentz symmetry breaking, there should be a deviation from a constant rate of top quark pair production in the LHC dependent on the time of day the experiment is conducted!
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump, in a deviation from his predecessor, has failed to commit the country to defending Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by Beijing.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
In other words, women have long been viewed as a deviation from men rather than a group deserving their own research and consideration, McGregor says.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Investigators found inconsistent altitude readings from the helicopter, which may have caused altitude deviation.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump, in a deviation from his predecessor, has failed to commit the country to defending Taiwan, the self-governing island claimed by Beijing.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
In other words, women have long been viewed as a deviation from men rather than a group deserving their own research and consideration, McGregor says.
—Shreyas Teegala, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Investigators found inconsistent altitude readings from the helicopter, which may have caused altitude deviation.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviation
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There are parallels between the Minnesota native’s UConn exit that leaves eligibility on the table and last year’s departure of guard Nika Mühl, a close friend now on the Seattle Storm who shined in last year’s tournament.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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After the departure of his three starting wideouts from last season, KU used the transfer portal to reload.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Even though the story took Ellie and Joel from Boston all the way to Salt Lake City, with many detours along the way, its concern was almost always about the two of them.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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Building a business can be like running an obstacle course—full of hurdles, traps and detours that can halt your momentum.—
Wilson Luna,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In May 2015, the NYSE All A/D line formed a negative divergence that resulted in a 12% decline that ended in August 2015.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But beyond the personality issues, there has been a divergence in policy between the Dutertes and Marcoses.—
Lisandro Claudio,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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Moore opened the scoring when his mid-air deflection of Joel Edmundson’s puck to the net ricocheted in off his own skate for his 17th goal.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Wright, an aggressive perimeter defender known for playing the passing lanes and getting deflections, helped the Knicks force 16 Bucks turnovers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Deviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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