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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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has refuted claims that the noise from offshore wind turbines causes whale deaths.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 May 2025
  • But rather than refute Mische’s analysis, the administration has been planting suggestions that Mische is employed by Saudi Arabia, even though his advice to that nation ended years ago.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 May 2025

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“Confute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confute. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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