as in ignoring
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 disobeying
Santana-Mateo was booked on charges of breach of peace, engaging police in a pursuit, disobeying the direction of officer, reckless driving, failure to obey a stop sign, failure to drive right, failure to obey a traffic control signal and driving the wrong way on a one way.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
He was cited with disobeying a traffic control device, not having proof of insurance and obstructing a police officer.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
Saulter was being investigated for allegedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment properly.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions.
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ABC News,
11 May 2026
Trump had to relent on a scheme to prosecute Fed Chair Jerome Powell for disobeying White House commands to cut interest rates.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
Your brother had similar pressure put on him by the national team after disobeying instructions and speaking out.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
He was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to one felony count of animal cruelty, one misdemeanor charge each of injury to a spouse or cohabitant and attempting to dissuade a victim or witness, and three counts of disobeying a court order to not contact the victim.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
Icarus disobeying his father Daedalus and flying too close to the sun.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
He was cited with disobeying a traffic control device, not having proof of insurance and obstructing a police officer.
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Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
Saulter was being investigated for allegedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment properly.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Authorities last August removed Dodik from the post of the president and temporarily banned him from politics for disobeying Schmidt's decisions.
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ABC News,
11 May 2026
Trump had to relent on a scheme to prosecute Fed Chair Jerome Powell for disobeying White House commands to cut interest rates.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
Your brother had similar pressure put on him by the national team after disobeying instructions and speaking out.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
He was arraigned Monday and pleaded not guilty to one felony count of animal cruelty, one misdemeanor charge each of injury to a spouse or cohabitant and attempting to dissuade a victim or witness, and three counts of disobeying a court order to not contact the victim.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobeying
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Employers are not ignoring these problems.
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Today, the organization is notorious for ignoring infrastructure maintenance in favor of massive building projects.
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Officials accused her in the letter of violating the university’s time, place and manner policy, which sets rules on free speech activities on campus.
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In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
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Players are increasingly defying age by playing well deep into their 30s, and the Mavs are gambling that Irving will fall into the LeBron category.
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The Battle of Karbala — where a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad died defying tyranny — feels painfully present for residents of Nabatieh as Israel continues to occupy southern Lebanon.
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The entertainer gained notoriety on social media in the late 2010s for his sketches mocking everyday scenarios.
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Within a couple of hours, Wilkins’ replies to the post were flooded with accusations of favoritism, questioning the use of taxpayer funds to book her and mocking her sincerity about being chosen as a performer following high-profile exits from the event.
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These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
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He was arrested for arson, resisting/delaying/obstructing firefighters, and parole hold.
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“Disobeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobeying. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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