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- noun Plural form of
defy . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
defy .
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Examples
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From Björk to The Sneaker Pimps, from The Twilight Singers to 2 Bit Pie, from Pieta Brown to Official Secrets Act - the label defies generalization.
PlugInMusic.com 2009
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From Björk to The Sneaker Pimps, from The Twilight Singers to 2 Bit Pie, from Pieta Brown to Official Secrets Act - the label defies generalization.
PlugInMusic.com 2009
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From Björk to The Sneaker Pimps, from The Twilight Singers to 2 Bit Pie, from Pieta Brown to Official Secrets Act - the label defies generalization.
PlugInMusic.com 2009
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That pain defies my narrative abilities, and yet narration is all that I have, is my only way through the pain.
It’s My Story And I’ll Cry If I Want To | Her Bad Mother 2009
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That again defies logic ... the man is interracial (black & white).
Bill Clinton says race card allegation 'revolting strategy' 2008
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That again defies logic … the man is interracial (black & white).
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The easiest explanation for why exit polls mismatch election results in spite of unacceptable mathematics probabilities it defies is surely a stolen election.
Think Progress » On Today Show, O’Reilly Compares Murtha With Hitler Sympathizers 2005
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The phrase defies translation, but you get the idea.
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According to Publisher’s Marketplace (subscription required), the mighty Amazon once again defies expectations:
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The same is true of your claim that “ones” does not make sense because “the very definition of the word defies its pluralness”.
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar 2009
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