defying

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  1. transitive verb To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.
  2. transitive verb To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country.
  3. transitive verb To be unaffected by; resist or withstand: "So the plague defied all medicines” (Daniel Defoe).

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  • Not just age-defying, but age-defining in many cases. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#211
  • Labeled as "gravity-defying," this spill-resistant bowl uses gyroscopes to avoid spillage, no matter which way —  Gizmodo
  • US Airways sent a raft of "frigid" letters to the 150 passengers of miracle Flight 1549 saying their death-defying ordeal has earned them top customer status - but for just —  British Blogs
  • "I find Rim Rock Drive darn death-defying," he said. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • It isn't surprising that a book on acedia is hard to categorize because acedia itself is a slippery term defying easy definition. —  The Wine Dark Sea
 

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