Synonyms for defied
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1. List of paraphrases for "defied":

   challenged, braved, disobeyed

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1. Chris Taylor:

   House Democrats defied history on a record of creating jobs, keeping families safe, investing in America, defending women’s freedom and the integrity of our democracy, voters rejected MAGA extremism and now House Republicans are in a state of disarray. With a razor-thin majority, Kevin McCarthy is being forced to kneel to extremism in a GOP conference that wants to ban abortion, challenge elections, hawk conspiracy theories that make us all less safe and sow even more hate and division in America.

2. Amy Klobuchar:

   In my case, it was elected to the Amy Klobuchar Senate ; no woman had ever done it before, but I came back. I defied expectations and I won. ... And tonight in New Hampshire, as everyone had counted us out, even a week ago -- thank you, pundits -- I came back, and we delivered.

3. Matthew McReynolds:

   Acalanes High School and the district have defied common sense, ignored the law and broken parents’ trust, these administrators are acting like schoolyard bullies. If they think intimidation is going to work on us or these parents, they are greatly mistaken.

4. Chris Williamson:

   A stronger expansion of business activity in November defied economists' expectations of a slowdown, but is unlikely to prevent the euro zone from suffering slower growth in the fourth quarter, especially as rising virus cases look set to cause renewed disruptions to the economy in December.

5. President Barack Obama:

   You defied the cynics, you accomplished big things, racked up a great record. And you don't get enough credit, i can't imagine how that feels.