as in rebellion
refusal to obey
punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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Recent Examples of recalcitrance
That could irk some farmers, especially those at odds with John Deere over the company’s recalcitrance over self-repairs.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
With the state’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board meeting last week to hash out recommendations for allocating tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds for opioid relief, the state’s recalcitrance keeps the option of funding OPCs off the table.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
With the state’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Board meeting last week to hash out recommendations for allocating tens of millions of dollars in settlement funds for opioid relief, the state’s recalcitrance keeps the option of funding OPCs off the table.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalcitrance
Noun
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The hit show returns with its sixth and final season on April 8, and audiences should brace for an explosive finale as the rebellion in Gilead finally ignites.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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The title is borrowed from Elizabeth Alexander’s fourth collection persona poems, historical narratives, jazz riffs, sonnets, elegies, and a sequence of ars poetica which examines the Black experience through the lens of the slave rebellion on the Amistad and nineteenth-century American art.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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And yet, the core of the brand—the audacity, the punk defiance, the challenge to authority—remains intact.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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His passing closes a chapter on one of the most notorious sagas in internet history, leaving behind a complex legacy of entrepreneurship, controversy, and defiance.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2025
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From today’s extended look, director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have delivered something that’s akin to a Top Gun with lots of riveting, cut-the-corner race scenes that outstrip those of James Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari (no disrespect) and bromance camaraderie.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Alleging disobedience, among other claimed doctrinal infractions, the OCA excommunicated the Homyks and longtime parish council leader Rivera.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Outright disobedience is exceedingly rare.—
Hurubie Meko,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalcitrance. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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