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
Boasberg on Wednesday found probable cause to hold the administration in contempt for willfully disobeying his order.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Resto was arrested on charges of reckless driving, disobeying signal of an officer, engaging police in a pursuit, failure to maintain proper lane on a limited access highway and interfering with an officer/resisting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The YouGov/The Economist survey also shows that nearly half of Americans think that the Trump administration is disobeying court orders when deporting immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in D.C. found probable cause that the administration had willfully disobeyed his order to halt or turn around flights carrying some 200 men to a Salvadoran prison.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Resto was arrested on charges of reckless driving, disobeying signal of an officer, engaging police in a pursuit, failure to maintain proper lane on a limited access highway and interfering with an officer/resisting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
The YouGov/The Economist survey also shows that nearly half of Americans think that the Trump administration is disobeying court orders when deporting immigrants.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, a federal judge in D.C. found probable cause that the administration had willfully disobeyed his order to halt or turn around flights carrying some 200 men to a Salvadoran prison.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobey
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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In some cases, the older feline will always ignore and live a separate life to the newer kitten.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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In Minnesota, leaders are bracing for the possibility that Trump will pardon Chauvin, who is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for murder, violating Floyd's constitutional rights and other crimes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The refrigerator was not cold enough and two cats roamed the shop, violating state food code.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Harvard University is challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s political demands.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Which is why Ethan goes rogue, defying his government’s orders to bring the keys back to them.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The six others are reportedly facing charges of disorderly conduct, and one of them is also charged with resisting arrest, per My Central Jersey.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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In total, 42 people were arrested on charges including animal fighting and resisting arrest without violence.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Film director Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump over his plan to slap tariffs on foreign films made outside of the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Some suffragists argued that immigrants opposed suffrage for women and prohibition, and therefore immigrant voting posed a threat to their agenda.—
Time,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Presidents of both parties have opposed these kinds of policy blocks.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobey. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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