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
Fletcher was also accused of disobeying a stop sign, improper lane use, driving without proof of insurance, expired registration and possessing unsecured cannabis, police said.
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Besides three counts of vehicular assault, cops charged Jenkins with driving without a license, unlawful fleeing of police, reckless endangerment, failure to use headlights and multiple counts of disobeying a red signal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Boasberg later found there was probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Lower court judges have ruled the administration disobeyed court orders.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Besides three counts of vehicular assault, cops charged Jenkins with driving without a license, unlawful fleeing of police, reckless endangerment, failure to use headlights and multiple counts of disobeying a red signal.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Boasberg later found there was probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying his order to immediately halt deportations.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Lower court judges have ruled the administration disobeyed court orders.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobey
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Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, previously told the Washington Examiner that the justices have made recent orders more explicit and clear as lower court judges have ignored the Supreme Court’s previous orders on its emergency docket.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Photo Credit Mario Galluci Schnitzer’s philanthropy defies the stereotype of the aloof collector.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, a lack of suspects prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to team up with Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Made with soft, four-way stretch fabric that resists wrinkles and pilling, they’re built to handle long flights and repeat wears.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one can resist a second helping of these comforting casseroles that were made for cool autumns.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lopez noted and mocked Johnson’s comments, sarcastically asking why the mayor didn’t blame it on other historic phenomena.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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For Gen Z, shaped by a hyper-online upbringing where missteps are often amplified and mocked, being obviously earnest can feel risky.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Of course feel free to cheer whenever your team has done something worth celebrating, but don’t boo the other team or obnoxiously heckle the opposing fans under the tailgate tent whenever their team falls short.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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In another example, Francis came out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples, something previously opposed by the Vatican’s doctrine office.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobey. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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