diverges

verb

present tense third-person singular of diverge
1
as in deviates
to change one's course or direction the deer abruptly diverged from its intended path the moment it spied the waiting lynx

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2
as in separates
to go or move in different directions from a central point at that point the road and the railroad tracks diverge

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Recent Examples of diverges But where each side diverges is on who was seeking revenge, an act that resulted in the death of an unintended victim — Robinson — instead of Bowman. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s probably the area where the internal perception diverges most dramatically from the external perception. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The show diverges from the book’s plot, with some of the storytelling mechanics shifting for the screen. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 The newer Kobe variant diverges by employing Knicks blue and orange through a splatter pattern on its eyestay panel and heel counter, as well as underneath a translucent blue outsole. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 But the federal body’s definition of this population diverges from prior definition, and the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee spent a chunk of its meeting yesterday discussing its own definition and plans to help that population. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2026 This diverges from other higher education institutions that are cost-cutting. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2026 The new policy statement on children, adolescents and digital media diverges from this blanket approach. — Gabriel E. Hales, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diverges
  1. deviates
  2. separates
  3. turns
  4. parts
  5. divides
Verb
  • Walsh’s spaceship deviates from many of the vessels seen in Star Wars, as those ships are often dirty and grubby to emphasize their use and wear.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And the days are coming when AI is meaningfully involved in clinical care, beyond just transcribing our own words, and the follow-up recommendation deviates from the standard of care.
    — Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of deviates
Verb
  • But halfway through the trip, an earthquake strikes, causing an avalanche that destroys their mountainside path, separates them from John and strands them 4,000 feet in the air.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This resembles Sequoia Capital’s recent argument that AI separates intelligence from judgment.
    — Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Killceañera, which turns a quinceañera into an event in which a teen takes revenge on her bullies, will feature an outdoor performer lip-syncing a song co-written by Murdy and Slash from a balcony.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of turns
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of parts
Verb
  • Essentially a form of computational fluid dynamics, the simulation divides the flow passages into a very large number of tiny regions and calculates things such as velocity, pressure, turbulence, and temperature throughout the component.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The professor shared a letter from a teacher who said that technology, such as earbuds, divides students from the classroom.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of divides

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“Diverges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diverges. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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