as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of rebuttal
The long-distance dis came on the heels of Ibrahimović’s growly rebuttal following France’s opener against Senegal, an exchange that seems to have set the tone for the rest of the tournament.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Federal prosecutors in New York, in a sweeping rebuttal spanning nearly 100 pages, called her claims speculative, factually erroneous and procedurally barred, according to a May 19 filing that was also unsealed Wednesday.
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James Hill,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Messi is the standing rebuttal — a leader whose authority was never announced, only demonstrated; whose visibility was never imposed, only inevitable.
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Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Federal prosecutors in New York, in a sweeping rebuttal spanning nearly 100 pages, called her claims speculative, factually erroneous and procedurally barred, according to a May 19 filing that was also unsealed Wednesday.
—
James Hill,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Messi is the standing rebuttal — a leader whose authority was never announced, only demonstrated; whose visibility was never imposed, only inevitable.
—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.
—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rebuttal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
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Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
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That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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