də-ˈnir də-ˈnyā : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe
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ˈde-nyər : a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters
100-denier yarn is finer than 150-denier yarn
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Research conducted by the nonpartisan election integrity group States United Action found 201 election deniers currently serving as state legislators in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, the seven states that pushed fake electors following the 2020 vote.—David Gilbert, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024 And unlike news articles or social media chatter likely to be seen by climate deniers and clean energy skeptics as partisan or untrustworthy, entertainment can still help change people’s minds.—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 Election deniers and allies of former President Donald Trump want to help regular citizens ask election officials to clean the voter rolls.—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024 Hayden’s investigation has fueled conspiracy theorists and election deniers who falsely claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Prominent election deniers are running again in 2024, but some have toned down their claims
At least 17 Republican candidates who made false claims about the 2020 election the focus of recent campaigns are running for office again in 2024.—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024 Pollini does have his deniers; all gods necessarily do.—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 Groups dedicated to QAnon, election deniers, and other conspiracies are easy to find.—William Turton, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2024 The case was dropped a few weeks later, but the company remains the subject of conspiracy theories by election deniers.—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Middle English denere, from Anglo-French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem ten — more at ten
: a unit of fineness for silk, rayon, or nylon yarn
Etymology
Noun
deny and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
Middle English denere "small silver coin formerly used in Europe," from early French denier (same meaning), from Latin denarius "coin valued at 10 asses," derived from deni "ten each," from decem "ten"
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