deviate
Example Sentences
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For food sources approximately 100 meters away, the directional information in the waggle dance can deviate by around 30 degrees.
From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026
Perhaps the two major parties can allow their members to deviate from business casual, since they control the overwhelming majority of elected offices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
I am unlikely to deviate from a system when I see things laid out in front of me.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
United are not unwilling to talk but are determined not to deviate from a pre-stated desire to keep their wage bill under control.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The person should have known that their conduct was wrong and didn’t just deviate from what was right, but substantially deviated.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing deviate
A Wrinkle in Time
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A Long Way Gone
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