as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward
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Recent Examples of subvert
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling in July effectively thwarted a federal criminal case against Mr. Trump for his effort to subvert the 2020 election results.
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Ben Protess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Is there a part of you that enjoys subverting people’s expectations?
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
The brand subverts the ideal of regular clothing by selling clothing that has distinct detailing alongside excellent materials.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
Mayes’s request comes as Garland is waging a legal battle to release the portion of Smith’s two-volume final report regarding the special counsel’s findings on Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ben Protess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Is there a part of you that enjoys subverting people’s expectations?
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
The brand subverts the ideal of regular clothing by selling clothing that has distinct detailing alongside excellent materials.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
Mayes’s request comes as Garland is waging a legal battle to release the portion of Smith’s two-volume final report regarding the special counsel’s findings on Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subvert
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This action further degrades ISIS's ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Throbbing and thumping bass frequencies, which are harder to tame than higher frequencies like splashy cymbals and twangy guitars, will typically degrade the audio quality in smaller rooms.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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With rising conflicts and weakened diplomacy, the global order is set to fragment in 2025, intensifying economic volatility.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also been working to repair ties with American allies like Japan to try to weaken the security alliances forged by the Biden administration to constrain China.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The media, the intelligence community, the military, law enforcement — by this screen legend’s usual estimation, these are potentially noble, valuable institutions corrupted from within.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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The two companies are suing the federal government, contending that politics corrupted its review process.—
Santul Nerkar,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Palestinians who have been sheltering in squalid tent camps and schools-turned-shelters for over a year are eager to return to their homes — even though they have likely been damaged or destroyed.—
Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The video was released Sunday by a law firm representing a woman whose house was destroyed by the fire and is suing Southern California Edison, the primary electrical utility for Los Angeles.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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This revelation doesn't go over well with Slowik, who humiliates Tyler, leading to Tyler's suicide.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Someone might like to be humiliated but not negged.—
Fran Tirado,
Them,
10 Jan. 2025
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The sense of disharmony is immediate: a familiar scene of youth and learning is grimly debased into one of peril.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Mubarak and his successors may have debased Egypt’s power and influence, but Egyptian words still carry weight in the region.—
Steven A. Cook,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Oct. 2016
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Closing Thoughts As Adam Smith observed, science is the antidote to enthusiasm and superstition — yet it must be wielded responsibly to avoid becoming poison itself.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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The elegant and absurdly colorful movie musical sequences are meant to stand in sharp contrast to the increasingly grim physicality of the prison, where both Molina and Valentin are terrorized: beaten and poisoned and drugged.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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There will always be the influencers and celebrities, dressed head-to-toe by brands, somewhat diluting the street-style impact, but this season the main takeaway was wearable, relatable clothes.—
Alex Badia,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
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And although living among clouds of fine debris might feel apocalyptic, Borch told me that the wind could be helping to dilute the contamination in my neighborhood.—
Katharine Gammon,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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