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
Verb
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Extract every valuable insight from feedback others would ignore.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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When Jackson walked off the pitch and down the tunnel, Chelsea’s head coach appeared deliberately to ignore him.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Last week a federal appeals court upheld Sessions’ order to bring Ozturk back to New England for hearings to determine whether her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process, were violated, as her lawyers argue.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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That was when the makers, Epic Games, included a direct payment option into the app, which violated Apple’s rules.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Don’t Spend On Ads These side hustlers defy conventional marketing wisdom.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Royals have defied the odds by playing nearly .500 baseball when scoring four runs or fewer this season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 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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Similarly, this administration has mocked the constitutional process of due process, whereby the accused get their day in court.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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The backlash has led to worldwide boycotts and protests at dealerships, as well as its vehicles being vandalized and Tesla owners being mocked, all of which has led to a drastic drop in sales.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 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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In California, 59 percent of voters opposed cash reparations in a 2023 poll by the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.—
Laurel Rosenhall,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobey. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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