Definitions for DEFYING
de·fy·ing

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1. Defying

   of Defy

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEFYING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEFYING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of DEFYING in a Sentence

1. Kenji Shibuya:

   The government of Japan is getting close to declaring a 'state of emergency' but even if so, no penalty for defying requests to stay home.

2. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law ... That would lead to anarchy. An individual who breaks a law that his conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.

3. Ohio Senate:

   [President] Joe Biden has basically launched a modern-style hunger games, which almost challenges these migrants who have no hope in their home country to make this death-defying journey.

4. Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley:

   We are at a juncture now where we are in a public health crisis, probably bordering on a disaster, the days of continued education of what people already know and are defying intentionally are over. It was quite apparent that they were thumbing their noses at all the public health orders.

5. Neil Saunders:

   After a year of defying gravity, the slowing economy and pressures on consumers have finally caught up with Home Depot, our data show that the number of improvement projects done by consumers fell over the prior year as people conserved cash for other activities over the holiday period.

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References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
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