as in disregards
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled
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Recent Examples of flouts
But the current administration flouts these very principles.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
If true, the evasion flouts Internet norms in place for more than three decades.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
If true, the evasion flouts Internet norms in place for more than three decades.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flouts
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But residents oppose reckless upzoning that disregards the character of our neighborhood.—
Patricia Sharkey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Parker said the new state program will make amends for a road-funding formula that disregards lane and traffic counts, sending the same amount of money to a two-lane road in a rural county and a six-lane road in Indianapolis.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
7 Dec. 2024
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Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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And any candidate—left, right, or center—who forgets that will fail, because Black voters are insisting that our priorities come first.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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If someone forgets to draw the blinds in their dorms, the camera can see, record everything.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Flouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flouts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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