1
as in refuting
to prove to be false
a Web site that assiduously debunks urban legends
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2
as in exposing
to reveal the true nature of
the investigative reporter easily debunked the charlatan's claims of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of debunking
Kennedy has promised that, with a report assembled in a few short months, HHS will soon end the years-long debate on the drivers of autism—which Kennedy has repeatedly and baselessly linked to vaccines, despite decades of evidence debunking that claim.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
However, at the time, his campaign's senior adviser, Jason Miller, shared a tweet seemingly debunking the rumors.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 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
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
However, at the time, his campaign's senior adviser, Jason Miller, shared a tweet seemingly debunking the rumors.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debunking
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Instead, the Department of Justice (DOJ) last month released an unsigned memo refuting all of the most damning theories surrounding the case.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hall ended up refuting his own hypothesis.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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This creates what is often described as a closed-loop process, designed to verify identity without exposing additional personal information.—
Jeff Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Israel's devastating attack on Gaza, which has killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, including over 18,000 children, is exposing deep ideological fissures on the American Right.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The body of an Arizona man missing since December 2023 was found in a vehicle submerged in Lake Powell, where declining water levels are uncovering areas that have been hidden under water.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Debunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debunking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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