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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Verb
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The documentary is already stirring up buzz due to Odom’s recent comments refuting some of the details and recollections from his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Gould had re-released his own book with new material refuting those arguments.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Your statement is contradictory and oxymoronic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Confuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confuting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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