as in sabotage
secret efforts to weaken or ruin a political system or government from within
They were arrested on charges of political subversion.
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Recent Examples of subversion
Hopefully that scene sort of sets up a little bit of the playfulness and a little bit of the storytelling subversion that Brian wanted to achieve in the show.
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
And it was created during enslavement in an act of bold subversion.
—Samantha Balaban, NPR, 14 June 2025
The use of flow, variable rhythms, and the subversion of rhyme and poetic form align with the documentary-like execution in underground cinema.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
To hear Braxton embody a Babyface track is to witness someone with phenomenal technique sing without worrying about irony or stylistic subversion.
—Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 June 2025
And it was created during enslavement in an act of bold subversion.
—Samantha Balaban, NPR, 14 June 2025
The use of flow, variable rhythms, and the subversion of rhyme and poetic form align with the documentary-like execution in underground cinema.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
To hear Braxton embody a Babyface track is to witness someone with phenomenal technique sing without worrying about irony or stylistic subversion.
—Clarence A. Haynes
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subversion
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Some German reporters and pundits asked whether such a style might be more sabotage than bravery.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Russia is disrupting trajectories of satellites to jam them or spy on them, is involved in undersea infrastructure sabotage, and leads disinformation campaigns in France and Africa, Burkhard said Friday.—
Angela Charlton,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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This number approaches Trump's 34 percent approval rating before leaving office at the end of his first term, on the heels of the January 6 insurrection.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Behar began, alluding to the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 July 2025
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Given the current political climate globally, Heads of State offers a humorous and outlandish perspective on poignant themes like foreign relations, government security breaches, and treason.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
3 July 2025
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Denaturalization is rare but possible in cases of treason or crimes.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans, by contrast, advanced a more limited vision of federal governance, including a revenue system that relied heavily on tariffs and not at all on internal taxes (like the controversial excise on whiskey that sparked the eponymous rebellion).—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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To be clear, not all teens are taking part in some sort of mass rebellion by staring us down.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
17 July 2025
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The company, which now has a manufacturing supply chain stretching from Vietnam to Peru, is in a decent position to weather trade unrest.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
21 July 2025
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Volcanic unrest and gas hazard areas Contributing: Jennifer Borresen and Shawn J. Sullivan, USA TODAY.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
17 July 2025
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The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Subversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subversion. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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