- present participle of deviate.
deviating
Example Sentences
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But the deal broke down shortly afterward when Iran fired on commercial ships in Hormuz that it accused of deviating from its approved route through the waterway.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Punjab police said there was "absolutely no justification for deviating from our established protocols" and that it was conducting a "thorough and impartial investigation".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Despite the surge in oil prices, oil majors and U.S. shale producers aren’t deviating much from their existing spending plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
But the new practitioners of the FDE strategy are deviating fundamentally from Palantir’s original design in a way that makes them unlikely to achieve the same success, people familiar with Palantir’s FDE approach say.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026
As if Frederick understands already that both have been assigned to their specific courses, that there is no deviating now.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
