deviate
verb (used without object)
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
have deviated
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present perfectof deviate.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 effect on sentiment, the researchers find, comes not just from higher prices, but from how far and how often conditions have deviated from the relative stability that defined the prepandemic period.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Some digital tokens tracking popular U.S. stocks have deviated wildly from underlying prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
The Jehovah's Witnesses is a religious movement which believes that traditional Christian churches have deviated from the actual teachings of the Bible and that the destruction of the world is imminent.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
A few bold solar physicists have deviated from the consensus expectations, calling instead for a spike of robust storminess on the sun in the years ahead.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Where there is unusual fertility, the play of vital activities is thereby shown to have deviated from the ordinary play of vital activities; and conversely, if there is infertility.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
