rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbə-tᵊl 
Examples of rebuttal in a Sentence
an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance
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The rebuttal came after Trump said on Thursday that his administration had meetings with Chinese officials regarding trade earlier in the morning.
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John Liu, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
That same day, MIT President Sally Kornbluth issued her own rebuttal to the White House.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
He’s simply ruled that the government give deportees a chance for a rebuttal in its use of a law invoked only three previous times.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Through the years that followed, the commission was subjected to a steady stream of revisionism and rebuttal, carried out first by journalists and politicians and later, perhaps more decisively, by novelists and filmmakers.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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John Liu, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
That same day, MIT President Sally Kornbluth issued her own rebuttal to the White House.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
He’s simply ruled that the government give deportees a chance for a rebuttal in its use of a law invoked only three previous times.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Through the years that followed, the commission was subjected to a steady stream of revisionism and rebuttal, carried out first by journalists and politicians and later, perhaps more decisively, by novelists and filmmakers.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuttal. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbət-ᵊl
: the act of rebutting
also
: argument or proof that rebuts
Legal Definition
rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbət-ᵊl
: the act or procedure of rebutting
also
: evidence or argument that rebuts
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