1
as in refuted
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 denied
to declare not to be true
his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier
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Recent Examples of contradicted
Intelligence reports and the 9/11 Commission later contradicted these claims.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Thompson turned to Preston Mui, a senior economist at Employ America, for a sector-by-sector breakdown of job openings since ChatGPT’s release, and the findings actually contradicted the AI narrative.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Dash camera video, which recorded a portion of the incident, contradicted Lesch’s statements to police, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
According to a press statement, the team behind the study found that their engine often contradicted the basic laws of thermodynamics.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Arrest of Massachusetts teen A 13-year-old in Everett, Massachusetts, was detained by ICE and moved to a different state last week in a case in which local officials have contradicted a key statement from a DHS official.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The jet there is designed to function as a bit of a Rorschach test, so what one person sees may be contradicted by another person.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lions coach’s assertion contradicted referee Craig Wrolstad’s comments after the game.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Thompson turned to Preston Mui, a senior economist at Employ America, for a sector-by-sector breakdown of job openings since ChatGPT’s release, and the findings actually contradicted the AI narrative.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Dash camera video, which recorded a portion of the incident, contradicted Lesch’s statements to police, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
According to a press statement, the team behind the study found that their engine often contradicted the basic laws of thermodynamics.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Arrest of Massachusetts teen A 13-year-old in Everett, Massachusetts, was detained by ICE and moved to a different state last week in a case in which local officials have contradicted a key statement from a DHS official.
—Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The jet there is designed to function as a bit of a Rorschach test, so what one person sees may be contradicted by another person.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lions coach’s assertion contradicted referee Craig Wrolstad’s comments after the game.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicted
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Rosen refuted Palomares’ claim, saying the tugboat captain was reckless and should have been on the lookout for recreational boaters who frequent those waters.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bovino appeared before Ellis on Tuesday after the plaintiffs accused him of throwing a tear gas canister into a crowd of demonstrators without justification or warning – a characterization DHS has refuted.—
Devan Cole,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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TikTok has repeatedly denied these claims.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Harrington said that if historic status is denied, the company is prepared to move forward with its redevelopment plans under the existing standards.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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McKesson never questioned her genetics – or considered 23andMe – until a team of surgeons performed an urgent, open-heart procedure in 2022 to remove clots from her heart and lungs.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the Lithuanian claims and said its Su-30 fighter jets conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules, not violating the borders of any other states.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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