as in counterargument
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Recent Examples of counterevidence
Other scientists point to a mountain of counterevidence showing that facial movements during emotions vary too widely to be universal beacons of emotional meaning.
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Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.
—Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021
An effective science defender will listen to a person’s reasons for not masking or vaccinating and share counterevidence without questioning their competence, good will or intelligence.
—Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2021
Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022
Archaeological and geological counterevidence concerning Oak Island and the Money Pit point to something well short of an Indiana Jones movie.
—Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2021
An effective science defender will listen to a person’s reasons for not masking or vaccinating and share counterevidence without questioning their competence, good will or intelligence.
—Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2021
Even the consensus may get scrapped and rewritten if sufficient, credible counterevidence turns up.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterevidence
Noun
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The counterargument is that even if, say, Jake Oettinger ends up passing Hellebuyck as the No. 1 by the February Olympics, Hellebuyck is obviously still on the roster.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The counterargument is that the system doesn’t allow for a CBA.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The authors see this as a refutation of the hypothesis that megalodons relied on nursery areas to rear their young, since a baby megalodon would be quite capable of hunting and killing marine mammals based on size alone.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
9 Mar. 2025
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By this point, there’s no need to rehash its difficult production: What matters is what’s on the screen, a tale of how a wayward son (Al Pacino) discovers that his mild refutations of his family’s dark business are ultimately just talk.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rebuttal came after Trump said on Thursday that his administration had meetings with Chinese officials regarding trade earlier in the morning.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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That same day, MIT President Sally Kornbluth issued her own rebuttal to the White House.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Counterevidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterevidence. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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