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defy
verb as in challenge, frustrate
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Example Sentences
As Axios put it Thursday: “President-elect Trump is daring Senate Republicans to defy him.”
It is possible that the Republican-led Senate holds confirmation hearings and decides, at the end, to defy their president and reject his pick to take on the “Deep State” and his many “enemies from within.”
Many Iranians on social media questioned the claim and portrayed her actions as part of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement that has seen many women publicly defy the laws requiring them to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothing.
Politics aside, I defy you to find another group of people who went through this amazing thing together, who love each other and stay in touch as much as we do.
However, several Commonwealth leaders - particularly those from Caribbean countries - are expected to defy the UK and hold discussions on how they can secure reparatory justice.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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