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as in refusals
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 rejections
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 denials
Shortly afterward, Andrew stepped down from public life over his association with Epstein, despite his denials of wrongdoing.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Richman’s established history of communicating with reporters about Comey and the FBI is also key to the government’s allegation that Comey’s later denials to Congress were misleading.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
While denials slowed after 2020, the policy environment remains unpredictable.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But Cubans have been denouncing the worsening situation on social media and questioning the official figures and authorities’ denials of deaths amid the lack of medications and supplies in pharmacies, hospitals and local clinics.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Gibson, meanwhile, stuck to his denials.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
As the attacks were ongoing, so was a parallel exchange of accusations, denials, and access reversals.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
After Sportico reported that the two schools referenced were Big Ten programs Penn State and UCLA, both schools issued strong denials.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet the calmness of these denials aroused American suspicion.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Richman’s established history of communicating with reporters about Comey and the FBI is also key to the government’s allegation that Comey’s later denials to Congress were misleading.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
While denials slowed after 2020, the policy environment remains unpredictable.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But Cubans have been denouncing the worsening situation on social media and questioning the official figures and authorities’ denials of deaths amid the lack of medications and supplies in pharmacies, hospitals and local clinics.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Gibson, meanwhile, stuck to his denials.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
As the attacks were ongoing, so was a parallel exchange of accusations, denials, and access reversals.
—Anna Halford, Time, 25 Oct. 2025
After Sportico reported that the two schools referenced were Big Ten programs Penn State and UCLA, both schools issued strong denials.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Yet the calmness of these denials aroused American suspicion.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denials
Noun
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Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Gazan leadership fell into refusals and delays without any coherent strategy.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Angela Bettis gives one of the best horror performances of the decade as the title character, a deeply lonely veterinary assistant and amateur taxidermist with a lazy eye and no friends, who loses her already tenuous grip on reality after experiencing one too many romantic rejections.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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After three rejections, frustration set in.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The post marks a significant shift from the President’s past disavowals of the unpopular right-wing policy blueprint, which was created by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation ahead of the 2024 election.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the new wave of disavowals represents the latest sign that the conflict, which has killed thousands of Palestinians, has become polarizing within the mainstream of the party.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Maduro government has seized on these contradictions to argue that the campaign is politically motivated.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Denials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denials. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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