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diverging

Pronunciation: [daɪˈvɜr.dʒɪŋ]

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Learn how to use diverging in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “similarity”

(verb) to move apart or to become different from a common point. When two paths diverge, they go in separate ways, just like when friends start to have different interests.

Example

The two stories were diverging after the first few chapters, showing very different perspectives.

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The hikers did not diverge; they stayed on the same path all day.

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At what point do the paths begin diverging from each other?

Context: “variation”

(adjective) describing something that is different or not the same. It means that two things are not alike anymore, like when different ideas develop.

Example

Their opinions were diverging, which made the discussion interesting.

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The team’s ideas were converging, as they were all thinking in the same way.

Example

What causes diverging views on this issue?

How to pronounce diverging

Pronunciation: [daɪˈvɜr.dʒɪŋ]

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