as in ignores
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 Synonyms for disobeys
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And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025 -
This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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The committee voted to ask Attorney General Josh Kaul to opine on whether grooming falls under the statute related to immoral conduct, which allows DPI to revoke a license if an educator violates it.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critics, including legal scholars and lawmakers, argue the campaign violates international law by targeting civilians without due process.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nkrumah was crucial in jumpstarting the Ghanaian film industry, building a studio to produce work that conveys an Africa that defies the expectations promoted by colonizers.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, Anderson’s latest may be the rare film that defies category lines with a blend of high-concept spectacle and political farce.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Verna insists the souls of the dead live within the alien ship, but Mitsuki resists the lure.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her lens resists finality; every image feels open-ended, as if the story could turn in any direction.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Councilor Jesse Brown, who opposes the deal, said on social media Friday that the councilors sent a similar opposition letter to Gray's office for her consideration.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mainstream Jewish groups maintain that anti-Zionism, a broad term that generally opposes the idea of a standalone state with a Jewish-majority population, is antisemitic.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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If Giolito rejects the offer and signs with another team, the Red Sox would receive a draft pick after the fourth round as compensation.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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The anti-American side focuses exclusively on the tragedies, usually makes slavery the chief argument for the prosecution, and dismisses the triumphs as hypocritical rhetoric.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some critics have interpreted the ending as a glib last-minute twist that threatens to neutralize the story’s potency and dismisses the seriousness of the movie’s premise.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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