diverge
verb (used without object)
to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
has diverged
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present perfectof diverge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The record pace at which the S&P 500’s price has diverged from breadth in 2026 makes him “cautious” from a technical perspective, even if it’s not a “sell everything” signal, he added.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Its guidance has diverged from rival Novo Nordisk’s outlook, which is puzzling to both investors and the analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The sector has bounced back since then, but performance has diverged.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The written address marks the fifth year in a row that Newsom has diverged from the decades-old tradition of the governor delivering the annual address in person to lawmakers at the state Capitol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
Is it because the treatment has not started from the heart of the subject, or has diverged from the line of its true development—or is it that the subject itself was poor and unfruitful?
From The Craft of Fiction by Percy Lubbock
