subversive
Example Sentences
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The College Republicans chapter at UF has had a reputation for being energetic, subversive and confrontational, say students there.
I think “Animal House” was also subtly subversive.
“Infinite choice is exhausting. People are just tired of all of it. Putting a claim down on a piece of culture is in some ways subversive and fights back against platform control,” said Saxon.
From Los Angeles Times
He was an initiator of "Inked Without Regret", a 2020 declaration seen by the court as evidence of the subversive intentions of its signatories.
From Barron's
It was only with time that I understood “Wuthering Heights” for its impact on literature — how its existence during the Victorian era was so subversive.
From Los Angeles Times
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