1
as in divergency
a movement in different directions away from a common point
a growing divergence of opinion about that U.S. president's place in history
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2
as in deviation
a turning away from a course or standard
any divergence from the community's strict moral code was met with social ostracism
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Recent Examples of divergence
The two-part film is adapted from the hit Broadway musical Wicked, but these two original songs mark the first musical divergence the films have made from the original material, written and composed by Stephen Schwartz.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The new species had at least 5% genetic divergence from related species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Lewris, the summer data shows that there is still a divergence between sellers and buyers, even as the latter are gaining leverage over the first.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Fossils have hinted at dog-like traits appearing more than 30,000 years ago and yet genetic studies have often pointed to a much later divergence from wolves.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The new species had at least 5% genetic divergence from related species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Lewris, the summer data shows that there is still a divergence between sellers and buyers, even as the latter are gaining leverage over the first.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Fossils have hinted at dog-like traits appearing more than 30,000 years ago and yet genetic studies have often pointed to a much later divergence from wolves.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divergence
Noun
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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To account for industry deviations, companies were evaluated based on their performance relative to the average within their respective industry.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Powerful flares may accompany the departure of these coronal mass ejections (CMEs); both are examples of solar storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The project will identify achievements and limitations in diversity data collection and provide recommendations and actionable insights to inform best practices.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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And the same behaviors and structures that have held back board diversity elsewhere apply in AI.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Divergence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divergence. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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