as in sabotage
secret efforts to weaken or ruin a political system or government from within
They were arrested on charges of political subversion.
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Recent Examples of subversion
Despite feinting towards subversion, Lehane has produced a typical—overlong, caricature-laden, easy to watch but also to forget—streaming crime show.
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Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
But it’s seeded with his lifelong obsession: the subversion and play of language.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Whatever your feelings about Tarantino, give the Oscar winner this: His genre subversions and outrageous digressions are far livelier and more inspired than anything Ritchie concocts here.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Clothing, for her, was both armor and expression, a tool for survival and subversion.
—Susannah Cahalan, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
But it’s seeded with his lifelong obsession: the subversion and play of language.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Whatever your feelings about Tarantino, give the Oscar winner this: His genre subversions and outrageous digressions are far livelier and more inspired than anything Ritchie concocts here.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Clothing, for her, was both armor and expression, a tool for survival and subversion.
—Susannah Cahalan, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subversion
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Yan Carlos González, a man who staged a 40-day hunger strike in prison protesting charges of sabotage that carried a 20-year sentence, died earlier this week, according to activists and Cubalex, a group providing legal help to people in Cuba.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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This kind of weight-loss sabotage – or yo-yo dieting – has a surprising biological driver: The gut.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 July 2025
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Those dismissed include two attorneys who worked as supervisors overseeing the Jan. 6 prosecutions in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington as well as a line attorney who prosecuted cases stemming from the Capitol riot and insurrection, the people said.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Once the security forces started killing and torturing enough protesters, the demonstrations, which did spiral into insurrections in 2017 and 2019, petered out.—
ERIC EDELMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
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Given the current political climate globally, Heads of State offers a humorous and outlandish perspective on poignant themes like foreign relations, government security breaches, and treason.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
3 July 2025
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Denaturalization is rare but possible in cases of treason or crimes.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The final season picks up right where season 2 left off, with the deadly games resuming after Seong Gi-hun’s failed rebellion and Hwang Jun-ho continuing his search for the elusive island.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Luckily, the late ’70s and the early ’80s helped reframe that perception, loosening the bounds of traditional beauty standards amid the era of punk rebellion.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Park’s father was among those armed shopkeepers during the unrest.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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Gunn acknowledged that the movie’s themes may be interpreted differently across political groups, especially considering the current nationwide unrest around immigration.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
6 July 2025
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The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Subversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subversion. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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