debunked

past tense of debunk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of debunked The link between autism and vaccines has been routinely debunked, but Kennedy reshaped the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee in January with people who closely hew to his views on vaccines. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 Why prominent officials have often gravitated toward an economic sales pitch for the downtown stadium — one that can be debunked with evidence — is confounding. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 While several of its claims were debunked by independent media shortly after its release, the video triggered a series of government actions in Minnesota. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 This is a very simple example, and one easily debunked by running the text through a reader that lists all the characters. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 By the time meteorologists debunked the temperature spike, the user had deleted their Polymarket account. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 That belief was debunked long ago, but the tusks remain popular souvenirs in Canada and Greenland. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 The links between autism and vaccines have been debunked by many studies. — Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 The administration has also continued to promote further research into vaccines and their potential effects, including claims about a connection between vaccines and autism that the scientific community has debunked. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debunked
Verb
  • At the root of it all is negligence, which is refuted and embodied by our challenging heroine.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On September 16, a statement from Buckingham Palace (per People) refuted Spencer’s assertions.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The participants include people who have been exposed to the disease in this outbreak, among them health workers and patients' relatives.
    — CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Airlines are uniquely exposed because fuel is such a big expense in daily operations.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • MacDonald said the research for the book uncovered many stories that were new to her.
    — Sam Calhoun, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The artifacts were uncovered off the coast of Porto Rotondo in Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, news agency Cover Images reported.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Debunked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debunked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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