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Recent Examples of confute In Tory Nation, Samuel Earle discusses and frets morosely over this success, which has confuted so many hopes and indeed confident predictions on the left. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2023 Vulnerable, uninformed wives have hardly been in a position to confute them. Justin Jones, Quartz India, 15 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confute
refute
Verb
  • The couple has publicly refuted those claims, affirming the authenticity of their partnership.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Michaels took to her Instagram days after the release of Fit for TV to post a series of screenshots of text chains, email threads, and other pieces of documentation refuting or otherwise complicating each claim leveled at her.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Confute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confute. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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