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
Dash camera video, which recorded a portion of the incident, contradicted Lesch’s statements to police, prosecutors said.
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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
This, however, contradicts Prince Harry’s own words about the subject of children.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 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
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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
This, however, contradicts Prince Harry’s own words about the subject of children.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 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
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In their letter Tuesday, Smith's attorneys sought to refute a narrative stemming from a document released by the FBI on the eve of Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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Rose has denied many of the allegations and the case is ongoing.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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At that meeting, Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term on the housing authority's board was rejected in a 6-2 decision, with two city directors absent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scholtes rejected a second-degree murder plea deal in March 2025 that would have resulted in a sentence of 10 to 25 years, according to previous reporting by The Arizona Republic.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Contradict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradict. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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