as in to disregard
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled
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Recent Examples of flout
And some parents have publicly opposed these limits while privately helping their kids flout them.
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Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
But the White House has demonstrated an unusual comfort level with flouting the normal budgeting process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
As punishment for flouting her order and being found in civil contempt, the judge required Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to file bimonthly reports about whether any arrests, detentions or law enforcement actions have been made under the law.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
If true, the evasion flouts Internet norms in place for more than three decades.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flout
Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
But the White House has demonstrated an unusual comfort level with flouting the normal budgeting process.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
As punishment for flouting her order and being found in civil contempt, the judge required Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to file bimonthly reports about whether any arrests, detentions or law enforcement actions have been made under the law.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
If true, the evasion flouts Internet norms in place for more than three decades.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flout
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Reigning Gold Cup champion Mexico will look to disregard that disruption in the hopes of building some momentum during this international break.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Daskalakis, Houry, and Jernigan say Kennedy barely engaged with CDC staff and disregarded CDC data that was provided, particularly related to vaccines.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Neither will forget what Harbaugh did late in the blowout, when going for two points after a touchdown instead of kicking a PAT to signal everything was A-OK between the two.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Flout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flout. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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