as in refuting
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as in overturning
to prove to be false
theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience
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Adjective
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This collision of contradictory feelings creates a unique kind of love.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026 -
Those seemingly contradictory vibes boil down to the idea that no one is an outsider here.—
Erinne Magee,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
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Anne Hathaway is refuting online speculation over whether she's had a facelift.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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King’s break with Johnson was not about refuting his historic contributions.—
Mark Conway,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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“Confuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuting. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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