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defecting

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verb

present participle of defect

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Adjective
  • Winner of the Jury Prize and a collective Best Actress Award at Cannes, renegade auteur and HIFF alum Jacques Audiard’s (RUST AND BONE, DHEEPAN) latest odyssey is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The speech came just six months after a white mob had laid waste to Greenwood, violently rebuking calls for social equality, political rights and the end of renegade lynch law.
    Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • At one point, host Daniel Pfeiffer asked about the campaign’s nontraditional media strategy, a key approach for Harris and President-elect Donald Trump’s campaigns.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Lately, various writers with meaningful personal resources—money, followers, notoriety—have struck out on their own or made nontraditional arrangements.
    Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • After first harmonizing together a decade ago as university students, the trio have been touring hard, refining their approach to songwriting and live shows.
    Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Neither original guitarist Mick Jones, who retired from touring in 2022 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, or drummer Dennis Elliott were in attendance.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Defecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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