1
as in to refute
to prove to be false
a Web site that assiduously debunks urban legends
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2
as in to expose
to reveal the true nature of
the investigative reporter easily debunked the charlatan's claims of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of debunk
Police debunked claims that the person who opened fire inside Lakewood church last year was transgender.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Davis police are debunking information posted on a community website of an active bomb threat in the city as unfounded and from a two-year-old social media post.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cyrus, who's reportedly shared messages of support for both Billy Ray and Tish on social media, debunked the notion of a possible feud in her interview with People magazine.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Hence the full-court press with propagandistic photos that could elicit waves of outrage faster than they could be debunked.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Davis police are debunking information posted on a community website of an active bomb threat in the city as unfounded and from a two-year-old social media post.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Cyrus, who's reportedly shared messages of support for both Billy Ray and Tish on social media, debunked the notion of a possible feud in her interview with People magazine.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Hence the full-court press with propagandistic photos that could elicit waves of outrage faster than they could be debunked.
—Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debunk
Verb
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To me, debate is about forming your own arguments and pushing yourself to refute curveball counters.—
Ashanty Rosario,
The Atlantic,
3 Sep. 2025
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Other organizations and scientists have refuted the DOE’s review, including the American Meteorological Society, which highlighted further flaws in the report and urged a correction of the findings by the agency.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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No student or teacher should be exposed to these hazards.—
Erica Mosca,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fund will expose investors to fast-growing newer entrants like hardware and cloud provider IonQ and quantum chip fabricator Rigetti, alongside Big Tech players Microsoft, Nvidia, and IBM.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Initially dismissed as an accident, Charles, Oliver and Mabel dive headfirst into the investigation, uncovering a sprawling conspiracy that stretches beyond the building’s walls and entangles New York’s old mob families with its newest billionaires.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the area of the bridge ruins, a number of other artifacts were also uncovered.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Debunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debunk. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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