defecting (from)

present participle of defect (from)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defecting (from)
Verb
  • Witnesses claimed that after France’s embarrassing loss to Haiti, the French government retaliated by confiscating Ferdinand’s belongings and abandoning the child to an orphanage.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Each note testified to the transformation of a society opening to the future without abandoning its roots.
    Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There's a clear uphill battle ahead, but OpenAI's Altman brushed off concerns on Tuesday, rejecting the idea that the infrastructure spending spree is overkill.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Lawyers for Cook urged the court not to fire her, rejecting the allegations.
    Claire Cameron, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 1999 and 2000, new offerings swamped the market's ability to absorb it, cutting off the flow of IPO proceeds to Internet companies that were meant to be the revenues of bigger tech companies.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Defecting (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defecting%20%28from%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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