as in to ignore
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
students who disobey their teachers and use cell phones in class drivers who consistently disobey traffic laws
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Recent Examples of disobey
Rosenblatt said in a statement Monday that King would plead guilty to five of those charges, including desertion, three counts of disobeying an officer, and assault on a noncommissioned officer.
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
During that same month, the nuns disobeyed the Vatican’s ruling.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the extremist group has intensified its oppression of women's rights: extensive censorship, mandatory male guardianship, and burqa/hijab dress-code enforcement that comes with severe penalties for disobeying.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Despite being threatened to be reported for disobeying his officer’s direct orders to stay sheltered in the ditch, Kohler kept running.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
During that same month, the nuns disobeyed the Vatican’s ruling.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the extremist group has intensified its oppression of women's rights: extensive censorship, mandatory male guardianship, and burqa/hijab dress-code enforcement that comes with severe penalties for disobeying.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Despite being threatened to be reported for disobeying his officer’s direct orders to stay sheltered in the ditch, Kohler kept running.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobey
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But former Twitter employees say Musk sees laws, regulations and procedures as unnecessary speed bumps meant to be ignored.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Equally, ignoring the barriers imposed historically and currently against many of our fellow humans will not only impact thousands of careers but will have a regressive effect on our abilities to work together and develop an essential glue of civil society, empathy.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
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Privacy experts told ProPublica that companies that shared information with the NSSF may have violated federal and state prohibitions against deceptive and unfair business practices.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
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Someone deleting your hateful comments on their posts and/or blocking you on social media didn't violate your rights.—
Brenda Looper,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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That WeatherTech is still going head-to-head with some of the biggest brands in the world — a true David-and-Goliath marketing story — has defied skeptics and arguably changed the game of Super Bowl advertising.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Taylor Swift and Cynthia Erivo were apparently defying the seating chart at the Grammys, but all for good reason!—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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But, as the story goes, the trial and its subsequent publicity made Burrell’s work dry up, and a lucrative book deal was impossible to resist.—
Allie Merriam,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Set in the aftermath of a devastating toxic snowfall kills millions, the series is helmed by Bruno Stagnaro and stars Darín as Juan Salvo, who joins forces with a group of survivors in Buenos Aires to resist the invisible threat.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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The claim: Video shows people around the world protesting Trump presidency in January 2025 A Jan. 28 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows clips of thousands of people marching and holding signs criticizing and mocking President Donald Trump.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni accuses Reynolds of using the character to mock and bully him.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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Generally, caffeine and L-theanine have opposing effects.—
Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
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Indian Tribes will zealously oppose the rollback of environmental protections and will insist on enforcing the right to consultation on land-use decisions with the new administration.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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