as in defiance
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as in disregarding
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouting
Noun
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Last December, Willis was arrested at the Capitol for staging a bathroom sit-in in defiance of a proposal to ban trans women from women’s restrooms on federal property.—
Erin McMullen,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025 -
The examples that are often pointed to are not quite outright defiance of court orders.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Leaving the comfort of a home territory that sees you as a superstar has long been a challenge for Latin American artists.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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He was released in 2022 amid legal challenges to his conviction.—
Danny Tow,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Another pitfall is forgetting about the investments that are placed in the IRA.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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She was cast after a previous actress kept forgetting her lines, Cherry says.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Or just a brilliant disguise?’ - from Brilliant Disguise Rock 'n' roll has always embodied rebellion and dissent.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Set in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus was raised, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air ritual of remembrance and rebellion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For Schomburg, a tale of greed and disregard for the wider population is actually inspiring given the actions of the people who came together to expose the fraud.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the pizza videos show that people still yearn for that trace of meanness, that disregard for niceties — that implicit demonstration of a brutal capacity for honesty.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Flouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouting. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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