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defiantly

[ dih-fahy-uhnt-lee ]

adverb

  1. with daring or bold resistance to authority:

    In a fearless display, protesters chanted defiantly at police: "Come and shoot us with your tear gas!"



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51Թ History and Origins

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We told Michael, and he said defiantly, “No, that’s not the play we’re doing. This is what happens, make sure you tell that story.”

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He recalled kids in a schoolyard saying defiantly: I’m as good as you be.

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“On July 13, 2022, Deputy Gardner rescued a baby from a suspect who was belligerently and defiantly holding the baby precariously and threatening to break the baby’s legs,” the suit alleges.

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The trio also have a vibrant presence on social media - notably on their TikTok channel, where they defiantly sing the insults that people leave under their YouTube videos.

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Beth Leavel delivers a defiantly louche rendition of “The Ladies Who Lunch” from “Company” and Bonnie Langford leaves it all out on the stage in a gorgeously guttural “I’m Still Here” from “Follies.”

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