deviated

verb

past tense of deviate
as in turned
to change one's course or direction sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm

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Recent Examples of deviated City officials previously said that the Boveys deviated substantially from the initial plans. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this. — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 She was also asked to perform the walk-and-turn exercise, and the one-leg stand exercise, and deviated from instruction on both counts. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Information posted online by Flightradar24, which has not been verified, suggests the plane had significantly deviated from its planned flight path. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 In 2023, Middleton deviated from her usual pastels in an emerald green ensemble. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 June 2026 The square toe deviated from the quintessential round toe the Chanel cap-toe slingback is associated with, while the strap design played with cutouts and doubled around the ankle. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 But so far, Raman, who has aligned herself with the DSA on issues such as renter protections but deviated on police spending, is struggling to unite the organization. — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviated
  1. turned
  2. swung
  3. veered
  4. diverged
Verb
  • The last act before festival founder Olivia Rodrigo, Roan turned it out with all of her powers—bolstered by a bold and bitchy, razor-sharp bob.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The maps revealed that a chronic problem had turned critical.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned
Verb
  • Instead, the chief executive said Hilton's middle- and upper-middle segments have swung from posting negative numbers to growing at rates as high as 6%.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of swung
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  • Founded in 1994 by French editorial makeup artist and photographer François Nars, the brand arrived at a time when complexion was matte, blush was softly diffused, lips veered vampy or neutral, and eyes were super smokey.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The riders veered off the road and through an opening in the fencing surrounding a parking lot near BMO Stadium.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of veered
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  • Over the course of two long and decorated MLB careers — which includes Heyward’s five Gold Gloves, Freeman’s 10 All-Star selections, and five World Series rings between the two of them — their paths diverged and reconnected multiple times.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And neural networks itself was originally inspired by neuroscience, but the way that neural networks work today has diverged considerably from that original inspiration.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverged

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“Deviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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