as in corrupted
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 subverted
But Raman — whose husband is veteran 30 Rock writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran — has quietly subverted her showy target in a way befitting that series.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Last year, the struggle ended—or, at least, got subverted.
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Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
Kardashian subverted expectations at the 2021 Met Gala by arriving in a face-covering body stocking by Balenciaga.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
There are parts of his past that he’s really subverted, some quite painful but undeniable on his part.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
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Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Republicans and Democrats, left and right—both are being subverted by anti-Semitism within.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Last year, the struggle ended—or, at least, got subverted.
—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.
—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
Kardashian subverted expectations at the 2021 Met Gala by arriving in a face-covering body stocking by Balenciaga.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
There are parts of his past that he’s really subverted, some quite painful but undeniable on his part.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Republicans and Democrats, left and right—both are being subverted by anti-Semitism within.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subverted
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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The newest variants also rely more heavily on inertial navigation when satellite signals are degraded.
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With these actions, Israel almost certainly delayed and degraded some adversary capabilities, especially those of Hezbollah.
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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
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Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
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The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
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Organized sports can easily be perverted.
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Israel and Turkey were once close allies, but ties deteriorated after Erdogan, whose party is rooted in Turkey’s Islamic movement, came to power.
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The situation in Haiti has deteriorated since armed groups took control of most of Port-au-Prince in 2024.
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Israel must leave humiliated and defeated — and that is exactly what will happen.
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The novel follows 16-year-old Abby, who is left humiliated after a private photo gets shared around school.
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The special bond between Supergirl and her scruffy animal sidekick becomes a key plot point in Kara’s new solo movie, where Krypto is poisoned by space outlaw Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
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Kara Zor-El (Alcock) goes on a planet-hopping mission to save her beloved Krypto – with young and vengeful girl Ruthye (Eve Ridley) in tow – after he’s poisoned by the villainous Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
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