The doctors say the dying man would have kicked the bucket hours ago if he were an ordinary man, but he is still defying death.
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Defying
Synonyms for "defying" (32 found)
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He will repent bitterly for defying me.
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Single women are defying the usual gender gap by purchasing more homes than single men, even though female workers earn just 80 percent of what their male counterparts make.
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Defying the prognosis, the patient survived.
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