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Recent Examples of counterevidence
Ranalli points out that indoctrination is when someone preemptively dismisses any counterevidence that may come along.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.
—Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.
—Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021
Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.
—Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.
—Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021
Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterevidence
Noun
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Still, the counterargument is that reverse location warrants gather data about anyone – opening them up to unnecessary law enforcement scrutiny.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the many students without access to private tutors, chatbots can generate practice questions, mock exams and flash cards; give feedback on a paragraph; or suggest a counterargument.—
Maximilian Milovidov,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The images were a refutation—and a response to her husband, who believed the reports and threatened to take their son, Georgio.—
Anika Burgess,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.—
Matthew Gault,
Wired News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lee’s trial testimony was the prosecution’s rebuttal.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its 32-page rebuttal came after its proposal received over 1,400 public comments—much of them negative—in the FCC’s online filing system.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Counterevidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterevidence. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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