irrefutable

ir·re·fut·able | \ ˌir-i-ˈfyü-tə-bəl

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Definition of irrefutable

: impossible to refute : incontrovertible irrefutable proof

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There is irrefutable evidence that he committed these crimes. the irrefutable reply of “Because I like it!”

Recent Examples on the Web Apart from cleansing the stain of last year’s final, these 127 matches serve as irrefutable proof that the sport is doing just fine, thanks. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Bianca Andreescu Beats Serena Williams to Win U.S. Open, First Grand Slam Title," 7 Sep. 2019 People’s histories talk about those truths in a way that is open and honest and irrefutable. — Los Angeles Times, "Scrapbooks and racial histories tell America’s story in PBS’ ‘Family Pictures USA’," 9 Aug. 2019 Now, today, the Senate's independent prosecutor asked her about this irrefutable fact. — Fox News, "Hannity: Democrats have turned SCOTUS process into a sham," 27 Sep. 2018 From Chicago’s streets to Gilroy’s Christmas Hill Park, the truth is irrefutable: State laws, no matter how strict, can’t protect us from looser laws in neighboring states. — Eric Swalwell, The Mercury News, "Swalwell: From Gilroy to Chicago, state laws won’t end gun deaths," 31 July 2019 Byrne sees this as an inevitable and irrefutable universal law, a bit like gravity. — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, "Can Everyone Please Stop Telling Me To Read The Secret?It's Not Helping," 2 July 2019 Nixon was brought down in part by historically great reporting of irrefutable facts that even Nixon’s loyal base could not ignore or defend. — Gary Abernathy, The Denver Post, "Commentary: Good journalism is gasping for air," 24 June 2019 Both had irrefutable signs of suffering: The emaciated elephant had a bent, swollen leg hanging in the air and a large, bleeding sore at his temple. — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, "Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism," 12 June 2019 Now, psychologists and other scientists studying interrogation methods and false confessions are placing more scrutiny on a piece of evidence once held as irrefutable in a court of law. — Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: The science of false confessions, transforming blood types, and Brazil’s war on drugs," 14 June 2019

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25 Oct 2019

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