subversion
Example Sentences
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Perversely, it’s times like these, when subversion and subtlety are required, that creativity flourishes.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
The chatbot must refuse to answer at least 95% of prompts designed to trigger responses leading to subversion of state power or discrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
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 • May 2, 2025
“At one time they were a mark of subversion, but now they're relics.”
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing subversion
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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This Week in Words: October 1 - 6, 2017
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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