deviate
Example Sentences
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To evaluate a dog’s alterations, said Packer, consider how much it deviates from the original archetype: the wolf.
The views of the San Francisco Fed president are significant because she has rarely deviated publicly from the position of Chair Jerome Powell.
According to filings for the products, the advertised leverage only applies to daily moves, meaning holding them for longer periods can cause returns to deviate meaningfully from what one might expect.
From MarketWatch
Instead, they built a lineup full of tough outs and hitters who didn’t deviate from the team-wide plan.
From Los Angeles Times
Now the government is the one deviating from the norm, they said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
