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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
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, Michigan’s groundhog predicted an early spring, contradicting Punxsutawney Phil.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Federal and state officials have offered contradicting accounts of those videos.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The group says that carveout opened a political pathway to faster access to federal records, contradicting FOIA’s requirement that agencies handle requests in a content-neutral manner.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025
Euronews also has a mixture of seemingly contradicting witness accounts of the event, too, with some claiming the drones were downed using ballistic weapons and EW systems.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
And, perhaps most bafflingly, X-ray measurements sometimes imply the shocks are too weak to accelerate electrons at all, seemingly contradicting the very existence of radio relics.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins In the opening statements, lead prosecutor Creighton Waters said that authorities have GPS information from Murdaugh's smart devices contradicting his alibi, and cell phone video placing him at the estate during the time of the murders.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Epstein separately told a journalist that Giuffre had flown on his plane and posed for a photo with Andrew, contradicting the prince’s claims of no recollection.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Also corrosive — the contradicting and quick-changing statements.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Videos later surfaced contradicting their statements.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Last year, Michigan’s groundhog predicted an early spring, contradicting Punxsutawney Phil.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Federal and state officials have offered contradicting accounts of those videos.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The group says that carveout opened a political pathway to faster access to federal records, contradicting FOIA’s requirement that agencies handle requests in a content-neutral manner.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025
Euronews also has a mixture of seemingly contradicting witness accounts of the event, too, with some claiming the drones were downed using ballistic weapons and EW systems.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
And, perhaps most bafflingly, X-ray measurements sometimes imply the shocks are too weak to accelerate electrons at all, seemingly contradicting the very existence of radio relics.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Alex Murdaugh's murder trial begins In the opening statements, lead prosecutor Creighton Waters said that authorities have GPS information from Murdaugh's smart devices contradicting his alibi, and cell phone video placing him at the estate during the time of the murders.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Epstein separately told a journalist that Giuffre had flown on his plane and posed for a photo with Andrew, contradicting the prince’s claims of no recollection.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicting
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Versions offered by government officials and the family’s attorney and neighbors offer contradictory versions of whether the parents were given adequate opportunity to leave the child with someone else.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Instead of forcing an interpretation upon her audience, de Araújo trusts us to make sense of her characters’ contradictory, if not downright counterproductive mindsets.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The plethora of fourth-quarter collapses offers refuting evidence.—
Sam McDowell
January 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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Being true to those principles matters more than refuting a talking point from any pundit or any bulletin-board material spouted by any rival.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These two teams have circled each other since the Rams won the NFC West last winter based off a tiebreaker, denying Seattle the opportunity to play for a postseason spot before their Week 18 matchup.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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While federal law makes Ross immune from being directly sued for assault or wrongful death in Good’s shooting, he could be named as a defendant – and end up in front of a jury – in a suit accusing him of denying Good’s civil rights.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, shines on the opposite side of our galaxy's glowing band, toward the left of Fathi's image.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Only 45 minutes south of downtown Buffalo, just opposite Kissing Bridge Ski Area, lies Sprague Brook Park, a mecca for winter activities of all kinds.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
28 Jan. 2026
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The incident heightened national attention on aviation safety in 2025, with many people questioning whether flying was safe.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Online posts questioning the city’s account continued into the week, and protesters have kept returning to the Hyatt, banging pots and chanting in subfreezing temperatures.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After two votes rejecting a contract in December, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board is bringing back a controversial custodial company to restore cleaning services to Northwest schools.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, a magistrate judge who reviewed the evidence last week approved charges against only three individuals, rejecting the evidence against Lemon and the others as insufficient.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, on the opposing sideline, Broncos coach Sean Payton came under fire for a fourth-down call that ended up backfiring.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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According to the complaint, the person is charged with one count of resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating or interfering with a federal law enforcement officer.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Contradicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradicting. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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