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Following the announcement by James, Cuomo remained defiant as he faced potentially grave legal consequences.

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Tracks like the defiant “Stronger” and the hip-shaking “Overprotected,” meanwhile, showed off her inner strength, presaging her recent courage in speaking out against her current situation.

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Even as world leaders turned their attention to ransomware and threatened action, REvil was defiant—until now.

Prince’s testimony in Congress about the incident drove a national debate about the privatization of war, turning him, at the age of 38, into the defiant face of the modern-day mercenary.

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His tone was somewhat aggressive, defiant if you will, at first.

Coursing beneath the polished surface of the love poems is something deep, dark, and defiant.

Shultz, who left the meeting early, told aides the president was “defiant” about going forward.

The force that inspires defiant videos and top-of-their-lungs screeching tweens is, in fact, a media-shy 43-year old Swedish… man.

The model Ireland Baldwin is less ambiguous but even more defiant when it comes to her relationship with the rapper Angel Haze.

AJAM chief executive officer Ehab Al Shihabi struck a defiant note.

This defiant answer nonplussed the rebels, who had private interests to consider.

The old Negro watched the approaching flare of the head-light as he ran on, with a grim, defiant eye.

Across the middle of the cage a stout barricade has been erected, and behind the barricade sits the Master, pale but defiant.

Defiant messages were sent by the Dattos, and General Wood decided to conduct operations in person.

Perhaps that was why, even in the year 3689, defiant names still cropped up.

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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defiant, such as: aggressive, audacious, bold, challenging, contumacious, and daring.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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