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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
defy .
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Examples
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Her expression defied him, invited him to counter her.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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Her expression defied him, invited him to counter her.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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Her expression defied him, invited him to counter her.
Surrender A Dream Jill Barnett 1991
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In a state where President Obama remains deeply unpopular, Manchin defied a tough environment to keep a key Senate seat safely in the Democratic column.
The winners - and the losers Post 2010
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Brady and the Patriots again defied the odds and won a postsesason game with a critical drive in crunchtime.
Brady does it again as Patriots eliminate Chargers to reach AFC title game 2007
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As the International Atomic Energy Agency just confirmed, Iran has once again defied the international community and is moving forward with its nuclear program, yet the Bush administration seems committed to repeating the mistakes it made with North Korea.
Diplomacy Works 2007
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David Broder going for Bush's jugular with words like "lawless" and "reckless" and "defied" is ... well ... staggering.
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David Broder going for Bush's jugular with words like "lawless" and "reckless" and "defied" is ... well ... staggering.
Is That Legal?: No More White House Passes For You, Buddy! 2006
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He again defied the elements at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field, where hometown kicker Kris Brown had struggled mightily with tricky winds and poor field conditions.
USATODAY.com - One swing of his legs puts Vinatieri in super category 2002
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Upon this threshold of a wild scene of death they, in short, defied the proportion of events with that splendor of heedlessness which belongs only to veterans.
The Little Regiment 1896
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