1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial
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2
as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission
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Recent Examples of disavow
Volkswagen leadership would eventually disavow its Nazi ties.
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Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
But the oppressive structure of the cult soon becomes evident — media is completely disavowed, women must be subservient to men and contact with outsiders is kept to a bare minimum.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
PauseAI disavowed the attack and said Moreno-Gama was not a formal member; the Discord server is open for anyone to join.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
There are many mistakes, of course, but most calls that are labelled errors are in the margins of subjective judgments that some might support and others disavow.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 23 Apr. 2026
But the oppressive structure of the cult soon becomes evident — media is completely disavowed, women must be subservient to men and contact with outsiders is kept to a bare minimum.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
PauseAI disavowed the attack and said Moreno-Gama was not a formal member; the Discord server is open for anyone to join.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
There are many mistakes, of course, but most calls that are labelled errors are in the margins of subjective judgments that some might support and others disavow.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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The medical providers Cole and Mosley accused denied wrongdoing.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Weinstein’s attorneys have denied that encounter ever took place, and have argued that the trial judge improperly withheld evidence that would have bolstered his alibi.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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That’s still intense emotional and intellectual material for a mainstream TV series, but the Muschiettis, much like King, refuse to frame their work as an abstract allegory.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng—a hedge fund billionaire who controls nearly the entire company—has spent years refusing outside money.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Cuban officials have angrily refuted the pressure campaign and promised to resist any military intervention with force.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Cento refuted the claims made in the complaint and will seek dismissal of the lawsuit in court, a company spokesperson told The Times on Monday.—
Itzel Luna,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Libby Savill, the deputy chair of Southbank Centre, outright rejected the allegations.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 May 2026
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That could be fine if people knew when to rely on AIs and when to reject them.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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