as in to disregard
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 flout
This seeming deference to executive interests is particularly difficult to justify in an administration willing to flout court orders.
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Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Clearly, many universities and other organizations are flouting this common-sense practice.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
But SpaceX asked the FCC to deny the request, saying AST’s proposal would cause harmful interference and flout the Commission’s precedent on spectrum use.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
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Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The humbling end to a mercifully brief career should be a warning to anyone else who might try to get elected by brazenly flouting the disclosure laws.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Clearly, many universities and other organizations are flouting this common-sense practice.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
But SpaceX asked the FCC to deny the request, saying AST’s proposal would cause harmful interference and flout the Commission’s precedent on spectrum use.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flout
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America is offhandedly disregarding science.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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State regulators got the authority to reject transactions or to add conditions and levy fines if companies disregarded them.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
14 May 2026
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Nearly half of Americans despise them, seeing the wealthy as the beneficiaries of a corrupt system who got rich at their expense.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
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The goddess Hera — who despised Heracles — later set the crab in the heavens in the form of the constellation Cancer as a reward for its bravery.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Oh, and who could forget how the monstrosity known as Doomsday is turned into a Jekyll and Hyde paramedic named Davis Bloome (Sam Witwer), while Zod (Callum Blue) borrows a page out of Captain Howdy's playbook by possessing Lex's body.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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In any event, he’s been forgotten.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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“Flout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flout. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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