subvert
verb (used with object)
to overthrow (something established or existing).
is subverting
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present progressiveof subvert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Other than the moments after action is called, when you feel like you're actually in someone else's body, the most exciting part of my job is subverting expectations," Lynskey said.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2023
In “Ocean State,” O’Nan is subverting the thriller, borrowing its momentum to propel this bracing, chilling novel.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Through Key to Change and all of Morris’ work, he is subverting what students and the community think of when they think of classical music.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
The appeal is subverting the sugarcoated things they were told as children.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
To recur then to such a principle as that local interests must be disregarded, is requiring of one man to do more than another, and is subverting the foundation of a free government.
From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Paul Leicester Ford
