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as in refuting
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 denying
to declare not to be true
his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier
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Recent Examples of contradicting
Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Defending that explanation proved to be difficult Monday when Haney called two firefighters to the stand that delivered contradicting accounts of the evening.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The foreign ministry and the Guards have been noted to have different interests throughout the conflict, sometimes contradicting each other.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Iran claimed on Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile, contradicting Kuwait’s assertion that an Iranian drone struck the facility a day earlier.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Bounphong, in an interview on Thursday with local media outlet Xaisomboun Province Television, said the villagers entered the cave on May 20, contradicting rescuers who put the date at May 19.
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Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Moreover, many insects have been observed fluttering around ultraviolet lamps and other light sources that emit low quantities of heat, as well as seeking out light sources when the ambient temperature is high, contradicting the premise of the thermal radiation theory.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
While this might not be too surprising to many, 36 is the average age of players today — contradicting the common stereotype of a medium dominated by kids, tweens and young teens.
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Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adjective
Also corrosive — the contradicting and quick-changing statements.
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Steven T. Dennis,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
This suggests the Ultra will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, contradicting previous predictions of a later release.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Defending that explanation proved to be difficult Monday when Haney called two firefighters to the stand that delivered contradicting accounts of the evening.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The foreign ministry and the Guards have been noted to have different interests throughout the conflict, sometimes contradicting each other.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
But his head coach, Mitch Johnson, had a contradicting statement about the situation.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Iran claimed on Thursday that damage to Kuwait’s airport was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot missile, contradicting Kuwait’s assertion that an Iranian drone struck the facility a day earlier.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Bounphong, in an interview on Thursday with local media outlet Xaisomboun Province Television, said the villagers entered the cave on May 20, contradicting rescuers who put the date at May 19.
—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Moreover, many insects have been observed fluttering around ultraviolet lamps and other light sources that emit low quantities of heat, as well as seeking out light sources when the ambient temperature is high, contradicting the premise of the thermal radiation theory.
—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
While this might not be too surprising to many, 36 is the average age of players today — contradicting the common stereotype of a medium dominated by kids, tweens and young teens.
—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicting
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Inspectors from the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog will visit nuclear sites in Iran, its chief has said, after contradictory remarks from the US and Iran on whether those sites would be inspected as part of their agreement to end the war.
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Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio at the time defended the decision, claiming the ICC had issued a contradictory and flawed arrest warrant.
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The Whitney Houston estate is refuting Oprah Winfrey recalling that the late singer was high and fell off the stage during an appearance on her talk show.
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.
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University of California Health is denying reports that human bodies donated for research and education at UC San Diego in La Jolla were sold to the Navy and the Israel Defense Forces for military medical training.
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And no one is denying the tensions between certain governments.
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Nearby, Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 Miss America winner, is poised on the opposite side of the couch from the two senators.
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There was another car on the opposite side of the road with major front-end damage.
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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However, late Wednesday night, council members finalized plans, rejecting a proposal that would've raised the building's height and delayed the opening date.
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As LLMs and autonomous workflows proliferate, human judgment in curating, refining, and rejecting AI output becomes increasingly valuable.
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The author deems this praise condescending, as such understanding is basic for a Fed Chair, especially given conservatives previously backed Ben Bernanke, who held opposing views.
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Their hybrid style anchors the two opposing aesthetics, and doesn’t look totally out of place next to the activewear bottoms, rather than loafers.
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“Contradicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradicting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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