perverts 1 of 2

plural of pervert

perverts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pervert
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as in abuses
to put to a bad or improper use accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents

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Verb
  • Beyond 100 people, culture often fragments, communication distorts and the founder’s vision weakens.
    Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Organizers have labelled the move a blatant act of erasure that distorts history — a stark contrast to the joy and visibility celebrated at the cookout.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Plana played one of the two main villains in Three Amigos.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There are true and proper villains (Mordred, Morgan Le Fay).
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.
    Brendan Harley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • David McNew/Getty Images Dessler is just one of many leading climate scientists who voiced concerns about the DOE report, saying it is riddled with errors, shows signs of bias and misrepresents some research findings in order to downplay the threats from climate change.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This rampant, unauthorized AI use degrades the educational experience of individual students who overly rely on the technology and those who wish to avoid using it.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Dendrite growth degrades battery performance and can cause internal short-circuits, making fast charging particularly dangerous.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The film largely follows the trajectory of the novel, but changes some details along the way—and adds one new, final twist that subverts the overall message of King's dystopian tale.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On view through October 18, the exhibition subverts traditional notions of perception, born from Calle’s bold takeover of the museum.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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