1
as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
our supervisor's denial of unpaid personal leave got mixed reactions from the staff
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as in rejection
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the senator issued a flat denial of the accusation against her
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Recent Examples of denial
Murry has seen this question ignite defensiveness, gaslighting, and denial of any wrongdoing.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Leonard would also like to see a new independent ethics commission housed within the Office of the Auditor General that could handle complaints alleging public employees engaged in impermissible political activities on the job, appeals of FOIA denials, disputes over NDAs and more.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The hard-to-target weapons are considered a key element of the People's Liberation Army's anti-access/area denial strategy, designed to keep enemy forces at bay in a wartime scenario.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
But despite the president’s denial, the video remains authentic, according to multiple officials.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Leonard would also like to see a new independent ethics commission housed within the Office of the Auditor General that could handle complaints alleging public employees engaged in impermissible political activities on the job, appeals of FOIA denials, disputes over NDAs and more.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The hard-to-target weapons are considered a key element of the People's Liberation Army's anti-access/area denial strategy, designed to keep enemy forces at bay in a wartime scenario.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
But despite the president’s denial, the video remains authentic, according to multiple officials.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denial
Noun
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This isn’t to say that this refusal is a good thing; many haven’t rejected these aspects of the American Dream by choice.—
Alice Lassman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to de Veer, the refusal of his request to include his extended version of the theme that included the popular motif later in the show was one of the main sources of contention during the making of Season 3.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then an Alabama woman whose pig kidney lasted 130 days before rejection prompted its removal, sending her back to dialysis, helped researchers shift to not-as-sick patients.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Denial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denial. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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