subvert
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At once, they confront the absurdity of the relationship between absence and presence, and subvert expectations through Lee’s striking approach to scale.
From Los Angeles Times
As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.
These simple facts subvert conventional financial wisdom, which says the only stock exposure you need is in the broad indexes.
From MarketWatch
As “Oceanwide Plaza” subverts the fantasy of the miniature, the dolls do the same for the collectible figurine, asking what makes a moment “precious.”
From Los Angeles Times
As an “SCTV” early adopter, O’Hara was first attractive to me because she was funny, but she was also beautiful — a beauty she could subvert by a subtle or broad rearrangement of her features.
From Los Angeles Times
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