counterexample
noun
coun·ter·ex·am·ple
ˈkau̇n-tər-ig-ˌzam-pəl 
: an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory
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Cipriani cites the go-to Hollywood crisis communications advisers Mike Sitrick and Matthew Hiltzik (the latter now represents Shell) as counterexamples to his own approach.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
In an era when our attention is endlessly fragmented, the lives of super-readers offer a quiet counterexample.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
In other words, a counterexample to the lonely runner conjecture couldn’t exist — at least, not for eight runners.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Menendez is one counterexample, and Epstein himself was a billionaire who died in a jail cell, after all.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
In an era when our attention is endlessly fragmented, the lives of super-readers offer a quiet counterexample.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
In other words, a counterexample to the lonely runner conjecture couldn’t exist — at least, not for eight runners.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Menendez is one counterexample, and Epstein himself was a billionaire who died in a jail cell, after all.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for counterexample
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“Counterexample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterexample. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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