1
as in to refute
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)
no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me
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2
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier
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Recent Examples of contradict
The statement slightly contradicts a statement Baldoni made earlier in the case, claiming that during a meeting at Lively’s Tribeca penthouse to discuss a scene rewrite, a famous celebrity — later revealed to be Swift — happened to stop by and advocated for Lively’s writing.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Unless, of course, those states contradict his agenda.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
The memo contradicts claims by President Trump, who has accused Maduro of controlling the gang, which Trump says is invading the U.S.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 6 May 2025
The disclosure came shortly after The New York Times published an article saying U.S. intelligence assessments contradicted Trump’s claims that Tren de Aragua was acting at the behest of the Venezuelan government.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Unless, of course, those states contradict his agenda.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
The memo contradicts claims by President Trump, who has accused Maduro of controlling the gang, which Trump says is invading the U.S.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 6 May 2025
The disclosure came shortly after The New York Times published an article saying U.S. intelligence assessments contradicted Trump’s claims that Tren de Aragua was acting at the behest of the Venezuelan government.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradict
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Depardieu has repeatedly refuted both accounts saying his actions had been misinterpreted.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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What To Know In response, Baraka appeared on CNN's The Source With Kaitlan Collins, refuting Habba's claims.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Aside from an apology video following the release of security footage in which Combs is seen beating Cassie, the music mogul has denied all of the allegations and claimed the video has been altered.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Coolmore have always denied any of this was to do with them.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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To compound the embarrassment, Arsenal fan group Ashburton Army had raised more than £12,000 to fund their own tifo, which the club rejected (fans who had donated were refunded their money).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On May 16, Brown appeared in Manchester Magistrates’ Court, where Judge Joanne Hirst rejected his bail request.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Contradict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradict. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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