DEVIATIONS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

deviations

noun

plural of deviation

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 meat may have been stored in a refrigerator experiencing unsafe deviations in temperature. — Eva Flowe october 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Detecting such deviations could help distinguish between competing explanations for inflation and reveal more about the universe’s earliest conditions. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 The results suggested that people who strongly preferred flawless items had more elaborate ideas about what their ideal product was and were sensitive to even small deviations from those ideas. — Aprajita Gautam, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 If the Riemann hypothesis holds, then mathematicians can guarantee that any deviations from the average given by the prime number theorem will always be small. — Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 These deviations are due to the interaction between the helium in their atmosphere and traces of other elements, which vary between white dwarfs, depending on what material has interacted with the star over the course of its lifetime. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Bridge lifts usually happen on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Transportation Department said, though there are a couple of deviations from that schedule this year to accommodate ongoing rehabilitation work on the 110-year-old Lake Street Bridge. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Our extended winter weather forecasts emphasize temperature and precipitation deviations from averages, or normals. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Since Sorrells was sworn in, at least 79 assistant district attorneys have resigned, according to a source familiar with the departures.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration stepped in and capped the number of departures and arrivals.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of departures

Noun

Following an extended advance, the S & P 500 began testing its rising 50-day moving average as negative RSI divergences developed.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Today, other divergences are equally stark, such as China’s openness to international education and travel, alongside its rapid embrace of technology.

— Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of divergences

Noun

But at a time when distrust in the news media continues to rise, deflections like this can damage the credibility of mainstream, nonpartisan American journalism.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Two were tricky deflections and two were shots from the slot.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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