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Recent Examples of deviance
For thousands of years, mental illness could only be explained by supernatural forces or moral deviance.
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Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Out of the Card Catalog Closet Librarians gathered in 1970 to challenge Library of Congress classifications and catalog subject headings that aligned homosexuality with deviance.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The singer’s life and music were shaped by the political upheaval around him, yet his image has often been softened into a digestible symbol of social deviance to college-age people.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Mary & George certainly outpaces The Tudors in varieties of deviance depicted.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Out of the Card Catalog Closet Librarians gathered in 1970 to challenge Library of Congress classifications and catalog subject headings that aligned homosexuality with deviance.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
The singer’s life and music were shaped by the political upheaval around him, yet his image has often been softened into a digestible symbol of social deviance to college-age people.
—Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Mary & George certainly outpaces The Tudors in varieties of deviance depicted.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
Noun
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What concerns me about the markets in early February 2025 is that the bearish momentum divergence for GOOGL is not an isolated occurrence.—
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CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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When added up over the decades, the divergences are sometimes stark.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When there were errors, discrepancies or missing information, the report found claims could take on average over 100 days to go through.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The discrepancy has driven up demand for the current generation in places like Japan.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But those measures, much like the Rooney Rule, have not closed the racial disparities among NFL head coaches and have not stopped white coaches from appearing to be more likely to receive the benefit of the doubt.—
Joseph N. Cooper,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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Our research also highlights the stark racial disparities that pervade Maryland’s justice system.—
Jasmine L. Tyler,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whether consumers are confused by the similarity (or dissimilarity) of the two designs goes to the heart of the dispute.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 July 2024
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Still, the dissimilarities, in his view, outweighed the similarities.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Some civil rights groups have threatened to boycott companies that retreat from diversity initiatives.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The act of censorship comes as Trump administration’s calls for only male and female genders to be recognized, and the cancelation of all national diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI).—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Natural teeth, by contrast, don’t need to be drilled and are instead tethered to the jaw via ligament tissues, which can, in theory, reduce the risk of jaw damage down the line.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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An American football field, by contrast, is 120 yards long and 53.33 yards wide.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
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Per capita caps would likely result in less money for states, forcing them to make up the difference by raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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These variations and her latest showcase her dedication to serving memorable looks.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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There's several variations but there's a big one that moves after the little one that appears to be chasing it....—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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