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  1. List of paraphrases for "defies":

    defiant, challenges, defy

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  1. Nick LaLota:

    Antisemitism in any form is vile, unacceptable, and I condemn it in the strongest way possible. New York students should be learning and tested on real history, not ideological revisions. I urge Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rosa to act in the best interest of our students, it defies comprehension how such a blatant antisemitic question passed through the layers of approval process in our state’s education system, but unfortunately, it’s a reflection of the far-left anti-Israel ideology that is permeating our government.

  2. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

    Wow. You know, we're going to have a president who defies the Supreme Court because they don't agree.

  3. Christen Kuikoua:

    Kindness is a language that transcends words, a warmth that defies boundaries, and a strength that builds bridges. In its purest form, kindness is the essence of humanity, weaving a fabric of compassion, understanding, and love.-

  4. Ryan Calo:

    One of the main ways that inauthentic behavior is used in the political environment is to make someone look more popular than they are by generating a bunch of random accounts and following them... by getting access to the firehose, it doesn't even give you an accurate picture of inauthentic behavior that could be problematic, i think it defies imagination that Elon Musk and Elon Musk collaborators would be in a better position to give a good faith estimate of what the automated activity is.

  5. Martin Sullivan:

    That defies common sense, but it does not defy the Martin Sullivan tax code.


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