1
as in to refute
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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3
as in to reject
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of deny
In January, Iverson was denied qualified immunity by a federal judge for the shooting.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
There is no strict definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities, but the terms generally describe limited cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Kate Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The other seven nominees in the performer category were denied admission to the Rock Hall – this year, anyway.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
An immigration judge denied her bond request Wednesday, citing her as a flight risk and danger to the community.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
There is no strict definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities, but the terms generally describe limited cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Kate Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
The other seven nominees in the performer category were denied admission to the Rock Hall – this year, anyway.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025
An immigration judge denied her bond request Wednesday, citing her as a flight risk and danger to the community.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deny
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However reps of his team refuted the statement to Us Weekly.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2025
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But two witnesses refuted his story, alleging Stribling tried to hide evidence.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The zoning commission’s recommendations contradicted the map 29% of the time.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The New York City Probation Department spent $37,500 last year to hire a public relations consultant in part to write an op-ed that the agency’s commissioner, Juanita Holmes, then oddly disavowed last Friday, the Daily News has learned.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Though Trump disavowed it during the campaign, many of his administration's actions have closely hewed to its suggestions.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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