subverted

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As the Gilded Age rolled on, one female game designer subverted the script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“Will & Grace” further subverted the gay bestie trope by assigning Will his own gay best friend, Sean Hayes’ Jack.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

It’ll be interesting to see how that affects how people see both Ellie and Abby moving forward and how our ideas around heroes and villains can be subverted through their trauma and rage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

Washington, having spurned a crown himself, recognized the siren song that could bewitch even ostensibly democratic leaders, particularly in polities where checks on power are easily subverted.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

They'd lied to us and subverted the judicial process.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson