( transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth to corrupt to confound. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'subvert.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. ( transitive) To overturn from the foundation to overthrow to ruin utterly. 2023 With the Senate now joining the House in the rejection, and Biden presumably set to finish the task, the rule of a government overseeing 700,000 residents has been wholly subverted by the federal government. 2023 Rashid riffs on colonial printmaking and Toranzo Jaeger subverts the symbolism of the car - but both engage historical forms to imagine fantastical futures. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, For a gentler take on subverting familiar romance forms, try the first volume in Liana De la Rosa’s new historical series, ANA MARÍA AND THE FOX (Berkley, 352 pp., paperback, $17).
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, The unscripted series launched in 2021 after filming in a pandemic-era bubble on the Cayman Islands and was filled with twists amid the team’s goal to subvert reality audience expectations. Kenny Herzog, Vulture, 2 June 2023 An incomplete legacy The decade following Axell’s death saw the emergence of a number of women artists who unabashedly expressed female sexuality, painting and photographing their own bodies, and subverting erotic or pornographic imagery. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 June 2023 Contented as a character actor and always game to subvert his beefcake stature, Marino excels at playing mostly likable putzes who teeter precariously between sympathetic earnestness and manic self-absorption. Cj Blair, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2023 Producers were eager to bring forth a project that subverts many themes often utilized when chronicling people with disabilities, who are often portrayed in inspirational storylines.
Recent Examples on the Web Though Congress was scheduled to open a section for Black swimmers, Southern lawmakers subverted this plan by closing the beach altogether in 1925.
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