subversion
Example Sentences
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The national-security regulations, which were expanded last year, feature broad provisions against subversion and foreign collusion that have been used to clamp down on popular expressions of dissent.
There have been a deluge of examples of this subversion in recent days.
From Los Angeles Times
Think subversion through infiltration — or revolution through stealth.
From Los Angeles Times
Presenting masculine symbols while tweaking them or reappropriating them is a potent subversion of the norm.
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To call “April” an abortion drama is accurate and yet that description only barely brushes against this movie’s blending and subversion of genres.
From Los Angeles Times
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