1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome
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as in to discredit
to prove to be false
the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis
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Recent Examples of refute
In other words, the study examined only the most favorable subset of the data and ignored the data most likely to refute its hypothesis.
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Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
While Kansas public health officials called it the largest U.S. concentration of the disease since recording began in the 1950s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has refuted this, citing two larger episodes in the past.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Nicole’s lawyer, Bruce Weil of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, refutes that claim, saying that Dr. Wertheim never made such an offer.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
In a statement provided to Outside, Tracy refuted the claim.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
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Charles "cully" Stimson/the Heritage Foundation, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
While Kansas public health officials called it the largest U.S. concentration of the disease since recording began in the 1950s, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has refuted this, citing two larger episodes in the past.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Nicole’s lawyer, Bruce Weil of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, refutes that claim, saying that Dr. Wertheim never made such an offer.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
In a statement provided to Outside, Tracy refuted the claim.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refute
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many criticized his decision as a capitulation to Donald Trump, though Bezos denied those claims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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But Dickens claims the opposite, and argues that the research purporting to discredit spelling has fallen out of date.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
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Incident brought ‘discredit to the Sheriff’s Office’ Sgt.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025
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Albritton has rejected the idea of passing an open carry bill this year.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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While some states complied and the NCAA revised its own trans athlete policy, states like Minnesota have rejected changes to their policies.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The academics were able to disprove this theory by looking at language, rhyme, grammar and word forms.—
Julia Webster Ayuso,
The Dial,
21 Nov. 2024
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The success of this endeavor disproved decades of conventional wisdom that Israeli normalization in the region would not happen without a comprehensive peace deal with the Palestinians.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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His response directly contradicts the IMF’s report and the media coverage surrounding the prevention of further accumulation.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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This contradicts an earlier finding of a mummy that has long been identified as the Thutmose II at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the appeal, Sergio Correa is seeking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Utley was suspended two games by MLB, but the suspension was overturned.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Good people can step up to difficult conversations and listen to each other with the intent to learn rather than to rebut.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Tesla rebutted the findings, but Cal/OSHA cited the company the next year for omitting hundreds of injuries listed in logs at its factory from annual summary data that the company sends each year to government regulators.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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In a recent interview with The Art Newspaper, Cave discussed his fondness for the figures, and his ‘The Devil — A Life’ series, which is currently on display at Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, Netherlands.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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President Bill Clinton, seen here in 1995, discusses his Reinventing Government initiative, which cut more than 400,000 jobs over seven years.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Refute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refute. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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