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Recent Examples of controvert Many of those people had been convicted of assaulting police officers, prompting a backlash from Democrats — and even some Republicans — who said Trump’s move controverted Republican claims of being the party that champions law and order and personal responsibility. Mike Lillis, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025 Even assuming this is true (and this description will be controverted at trial), a monopoly by itself does not violate the antitrust laws. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 The appellate court noted that the woman’s testimony was controverted. Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 16 May 2023 During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light. Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controvert
Verb
  • Industry watchdogs argue that additional regulation is necessary to mitigate the spread of deepfake misinformation.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 2025
  • Nicholson argues the clock reset every time she was turned away from the stage.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • There’s a genuine brother-and-sister warmth between the Andy and Piper characters in Bring Her Back — and plenty of sibling bickering too.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 May 2025
  • Yet a design challenge is a smart choice to assign this particular group of queens because that means locking them in the workroom to bicker between assembling garments.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • The three male victims, two 26-year-olds and a 25-year-old, were quarreling with a fourth person at the park near the 9900 block of Crilly Drive just before 6:30 p.m., when the fourth person opened fire.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked DOGE for pushing cuts to USAID after media reports of quarreling between him and Elon Musk.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If there are a number of cautions on Sunday, don’t be surprised if some teams begin to fight mechanical gremlins.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • There are mysteries to be solved and fights to be fought, but most of all, there’s a lot of growing up to do.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 June 2025

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“Controvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controvert. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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