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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
Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
No Iranian delegation has yet departed for Islamabad, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing Iranian state TV, contradicting international media reports that a team of representatives was traveling.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
But detectives say new information surfaced two weeks later, contradicting her account and identifying Griffin as the shooter.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The administration contends this interpretation aligns with historical constitutional understanding rather than contradicting it.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Suspicion turned to anger when scientific leaders kept contradicting his embrace of hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and convalescent plasma.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The script unfortunately goes round and round in circles with the characters constantly repeating and contradicting themselves.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
That said, its capacity to pass laws is constrained when the Guardian Council construes them as contradicting or conflicting with the constitution and religion.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
New details in an ICE statement appear aimed at contradicting mounting criticism about his care while in ICE custody.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Also corrosive — the contradicting and quick-changing statements.
—Steven T. Dennis, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Its lawyers, however, stated in internal memos obtained by the New York Times that nonresident foreign nationals could have used third-party payment platforms to get around its safeguards and make donations — possibly contradicting the firm’s statements to Congress.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
No Iranian delegation has yet departed for Islamabad, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing Iranian state TV, contradicting international media reports that a team of representatives was traveling.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
But detectives say new information surfaced two weeks later, contradicting her account and identifying Griffin as the shooter.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The administration contends this interpretation aligns with historical constitutional understanding rather than contradicting it.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Suspicion turned to anger when scientific leaders kept contradicting his embrace of hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and convalescent plasma.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
The script unfortunately goes round and round in circles with the characters constantly repeating and contradicting themselves.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
That said, its capacity to pass laws is constrained when the Guardian Council construes them as contradicting or conflicting with the constitution and religion.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
New details in an ICE statement appear aimed at contradicting mounting criticism about his care while in ICE custody.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradicting
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America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Your statement is contradictory and oxymoronic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s not refuting the secrecy.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Amidst the other claims, this one has hit hard at Beast Industries, and the company got quite personal in refuting it.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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His complaint alleged that the state’s actions had left him with a financial burden of more than $20,000 per year by denying the vouchers to both of his children.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Over on the opposite side of the kitchen is the bathroom.—
Adam Williams
April 22,
New Atlas,
22 Apr. 2026
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Bosch star Titus Welliver, Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Li Jun Li (Sinners) and Elizabeth Lail (You) are set as new series regulars opposite star Gabriel Basso in the Netflix action thriller from Sony Pictures TV, which is relocating from New York to Los Angeles for its fourth installment.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sources say the character didn’t survive test screenings (audiences kept questioning why Andy needed a roommate at all).—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Panamanian officials confirmed that Jalil was immediately transferred to the country’s Judicial Investigation Directorate and is expected to face questioning by prosecutors in the coming days.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Celtics also blocked three of the Sixers’ final four shots of the third, with Jordan Walsh, Brown and Vucevic all rejecting layups.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jan Jones' embrace of Jackson could be the start of a tide of state House Republicans rejecting the lieutenant governor after years of feeling burned by his attempts to impose his will on the lower chamber.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But in Aristotle’s typology, where virtue is a mean between two opposing extremes, the opposite of a vice tends to be another vice.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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When steel made its entrance into Bulgari’s world of jewelry, the durable material was set against the nobility of gold — bringing the opposing materials into dialogue.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Contradicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradicting. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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