as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward
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Recent Examples of subverted
But Raman — whose husband is veteran 30 Rock writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran — has quietly subverted her showy target in a way befitting that series.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Last year, the struggle ended—or, at least, got subverted.
—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
Kardashian subverted expectations at the 2021 Met Gala by arriving in a face-covering body stocking by Balenciaga.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
There are parts of his past that he’s really subverted, some quite painful but undeniable on his part.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
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Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Republicans and Democrats, left and right—both are being subverted by anti-Semitism within.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Last year, the struggle ended—or, at least, got subverted.
—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade.
—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
24 May 2026
Kardashian subverted expectations at the 2021 Met Gala by arriving in a face-covering body stocking by Balenciaga.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
There are parts of his past that he’s really subverted, some quite painful but undeniable on his part.
—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Whenever his work started to become familiar to his viewers, Chan subverted expectations and made something new.
—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
The series offered a look at Mormon moms in Utah that subverted viewers’ expectations.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Republicans and Democrats, left and right—both are being subverted by anti-Semitism within.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subverted
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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Since the fires first erupted, officials have urged people with respiratory or other health concerns to remain indoors as smoke has degraded air quality across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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China uses nearly half of the world’s construction sand and gravel, a habit that has severely degraded fragile river ecosystems.
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The decision weakened the federal Voting Rights Act’s protections against racially discriminatory redistricting.
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Brexit’s tortuous complexity weakened governance and led to parliamentary deadlock.
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The Constitution has been perverted in ways by administrations on both sides of the aisle to facilitate military action.
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Organized sports can easily be perverted.
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The Downfall and Freefall documentaries argue that Boeing’s company culture deteriorated as company execs prioritized profits and a rising share price over safety.
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By 2024, his health had deteriorated to the point of requiring continuous oxygen, leading to his evaluation for a groundbreaking dual-organ transplant under the HOPE Act.
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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If a pet is poisoned by a cane toad, there are some warning signs.
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The summer blockbuster, which premieres June 26, will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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