subvert
verb (used with object)
to overthrow (something established or existing).
subverting
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present participleof subvert.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It has the advantage of overlapping with and amusingly subverting the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” and the 1900 L. Frank Baum novel that inspired it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
He’s playing a character but also subverting our impression of him as an uncompromising, ultra-serious auteur.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
"It has lots of what you loved about the first Squid Game, from 2021, but has little interest in surpassing, much less subverting, its predecessor".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
From my courtside vantage point, it hardly felt like people were trying to draw attention to themselves, subverting my initial assumptions.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024
Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
