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  • present participle of stray.

straying

ADJECTIVE
deviating
Synonyms




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The move had some customers questioning if the app was straying too far from its original purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But Venters said that the brand’s namesake designer is still dead-set on the company remaining a stalwart British brand-not straying too far from its cultural origin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The Treasury market has been quiet lately, with 10-year debt barely straying from a yield of 4.3% in April.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

It boils down to a single, loaded question: Is BTS straying too far from K-pop in trying to woo the world?

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I turned the pages slowly to make the story last, but my thoughts kept straying to my brother.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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