15 entries under deviate topic. ×

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depart(verb, expected, differ, wander, diverge)
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digress(verb, depart, wander, stray, babble)
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ramble(verb, depart, travel, stray, meander)
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stray(verb, wander, stroll, babble, meander)
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diverge(verb, wander, stroll, babble, meander)
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wander(verb, depart, stray, babble, meander)
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divagate(depart, wander, stray, babble, meander)
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drift(wander, stroll, stray, babble, meander)
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be diffuse(depart, wander, stray, babble, meander)
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get off the subject(expression, idiom, stray, meander)
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meander(depart, chatter, wander, stray, babble)
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turn aside(verb, expression, abandon, depart, expected)
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circumlocute(verb, depart, drift, wander, stray)
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veer(verb, abandon, depart, expected, differ)
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go off at a tangent(expression, idiom, depart, digress)
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