as in defiance
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to ignore in a disrespectful manner
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Recent Examples of flouting
Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The complaints mirror some of the very accusations in Lee’s original lawsuit, which accused her former supervisor and other leaders within the district attorney’s office of not being forthcoming with reporters and even flouting public records laws.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
The broadcasters who had threatened to boycott the event cited the death count in Gaza and accused Israel of flouting rules meant to guard the contest's neutrality.
—Olivia Le Poidevin, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone flouting the restriction could receive a £5,000 fine (around $6,700), the government said.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Mario Jorge Machado, president of the European apparel and textile lobbying group Euratex said the Chinese giant’s low-price model is only made possible by flouting EU environmental and tax rules to externalize costs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
In Schorr’s photograph, the duo, played by Julia Garner and Cole Escola, is more ambiguous, more gender-flouting, projecting an air of affectionate defiance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Americans shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the flouting of due process.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
At this old-school SoHo institution, the white tablecloths, pressed tin ceilings, and $58 steak au poivre belie a long history of button-pushing and rule-flouting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
The complaints mirror some of the very accusations in Lee’s original lawsuit, which accused her former supervisor and other leaders within the district attorney’s office of not being forthcoming with reporters and even flouting public records laws.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
The broadcasters who had threatened to boycott the event cited the death count in Gaza and accused Israel of flouting rules meant to guard the contest's neutrality.
—Olivia Le Poidevin, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anyone flouting the restriction could receive a £5,000 fine (around $6,700), the government said.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Mario Jorge Machado, president of the European apparel and textile lobbying group Euratex said the Chinese giant’s low-price model is only made possible by flouting EU environmental and tax rules to externalize costs.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
In Schorr’s photograph, the duo, played by Julia Garner and Cole Escola, is more ambiguous, more gender-flouting, projecting an air of affectionate defiance.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouting
Noun
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Overnight, a show of defiance inside Venezuela from Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello Rondón, who posted a video to social media making his allegiances clear.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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During her own allocution moments later, Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, likewise struck a note of defiance and introduced herself as the First Lady of Venezuela, her face appearing bruised and bandaged.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Palantir leader goes as far as completely disregarding elite diplomas when considering who to hire at the company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bellarmine played a significant amount of zone defense, especially in the first half -- partially due to its limited roster but also as a challenge to UCA, who prefers to take three-point shots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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The moves comes at a time when DCS has already been facing staffing challenges.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That’s not the case with Bertha’s son, Larry (Harry Richardson), who seems to have joined his father in absolutely despising Bertha by the end of the season.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While details of Gatwa’s character are not yet known, Erivo’s Jayne is described as a trailblazing fairy whose defiant streak sparks a rebellion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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From its beginning, the leaders of the rebellion well understood the global reach and resonance of their great struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The sun's rays dance across the rooftops of a city defined by its historic university and which has, without forgetting its rich past, embraced modernity.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For these workers, JLL continued, non-compliance is often driven by personal constraints rather than a dislike of the office itself (or a disregard for all the free food).—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The operation is less a challenge to international law than an instance of total disregard for it.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Flouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouting. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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