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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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
During their investigation, police found evidence that contradicted Kirby's explanation.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of the new information ran counter to narratives his defense had told reporters or submitted to the court, but some also contradicted statements by the prosecution and the government.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors dismissed it shortly after her attorney — also de Janon — published a bystander video that contradicted federal agents’ claims about what happened.
—Ryan Oehrli
april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Other research has contradicted Reich’s findings.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
But, as is often the case amid the chaos of a violent act, the eyewitness statements sometimes contradicted each other.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
But Israel contradicted Sharif’s comments.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Netanyahu’s statement contradicted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said the ceasefire would extend to Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Some of the new information ran counter to narratives his defense had told reporters or submitted to the court, but some also contradicted statements by the prosecution and the government.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors dismissed it shortly after her attorney — also de Janon — published a bystander video that contradicted federal agents’ claims about what happened.
—Ryan Oehrli
april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Other research has contradicted Reich’s findings.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
But, as is often the case amid the chaos of a violent act, the eyewitness statements sometimes contradicted each other.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
But Israel contradicted Sharif’s comments.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
Netanyahu’s statement contradicted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who said the ceasefire would extend to Lebanon.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicted
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Trump refuted those accusations in a heated interview with 60 Minutes host Norah O’Donnell on Sunday.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pavlovski refuted a claim made by a witness on Monday that McGee and Jenkins had struggled over the gun that was used to shoot Jenkins.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has denied Cuba has political prisoners and has stressed that his government is not negotiating any internal political matters with the United States.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senators from both parties questioned Means about her vaccine stance and nontraditional medical background during a contentious confirmation hearing in February, threatening her path forward.—
Ali Swenson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Amid the protest, which included chants, songs, and a skit where Duke Energy was represented by someone dressed as the devil, Corinne Mack, president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP questioned whether Duke leaders were truly hearing residents’ concerns.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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