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DIVERGES
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The answer DIVERGES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DIVERGE as a verb:
1. move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
2. have no limits as a mathematical series
3. extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
4. (deviate, vary, diverge, depart) = be at variance with; be out of line with