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
In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.
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Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
What is the penalty for disobeying a traffic signal?
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Service members are only required to follow orders that are lawful and have a duty to disobey commands that are patently unlawful, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The lawmakers didn’t refer to any specific orders in their video but reminded service members they are allowed to disobey orders that violate the law.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
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Bayliss Wagner, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
What is the penalty for disobeying a traffic signal?
—Emery Glover, Des Moines Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Service members are only required to follow orders that are lawful and have a duty to disobey commands that are patently unlawful, according to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
The lawmakers didn’t refer to any specific orders in their video but reminded service members they are allowed to disobey orders that violate the law.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobey
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Red, white and blue and Venezuela’s yellow, blue and red filled the stadium -- as did the political overtones the WBC could not ignore.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 17,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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But when platitudes aren’t backed by action, the disparity between branding and behavior becomes impossible to ignore.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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Democrats in Congress have also sought to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing her of directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to violate the public's constitutional rights in its enforcement actions.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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DraftKings might also argue that a temporary restraining order is unwarranted since if the company has violated the NCAA’s marks, a court could later empirically assess damages and issue monetary damages.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The clash with Thune defies months of cooperation that helped Trump usher his Cabinet and signature tax cuts through Congress.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many survivors’ experiences defy medical explanation, so doctors have little to say.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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The clash comes as tensions escalate between Anthropic and the Defense Department, which has resisted placing restrictions on AI use and recently barred contractors from working with the company, prompting a lawsuit from Anthropic on First Amendment grounds.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Who could resist a comedy featuring tiny, creepily cute monsters?—
Fleurine Tideman,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a clown, consumed by a desperate need for validation, who accepts a private booking, expecting a children’s party — only to discover his audience is a group of millennials and Gen Z adults who openly mock his performance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company twisted the knife with Super Bowl ads mocking OpenAI’s slop, and Altman fired back, sniping that Anthropic wanted to be the traffic cop of AI.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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The best way to oppose the hanging of these posters is to study the arguments the state made in favor of them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Kansas branch of the National Education Association opposed legislation prohibiting elementary students from using computers or tablets at all.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Disobey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobey. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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