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
  • This pressure also distorts decision-making.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Stress or overconfidence distorts risk perception and influences decisions far more than spreadsheets.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 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
  • Advertisement As many of the best villains do, Ok-seon has a sympathetic backstory.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Developed and released by Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc, the game allows players to fight and explore as both heroes and villains from the iconic franchise, following a story mode that takes place in the universe’s Final War arc.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.
    Brendan Harley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.
    Brendan Harley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Polysulfides dissolve and migrate, which degrades battery performance and shortens its lifespan.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • DiCaprio, 50, subverts his Hollywood leading man image by wearing a ratty red robe, unkempt hair and oversized sunglasses as former revolutionary and current stoner Bob Ferguson, who is forced back into action to save himself and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) from paramilitary enforcers.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Perverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perverts. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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