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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
Quickly afterward, though, came the denials from Iran about talks, while Iran's semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies portrayed the American president as backing down.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The footage doesn’t exactly paint Timberlake in the best light, particularly considering his staunch denials that he was intoxicated.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026
Quickly afterward, though, came the denials from Iran about talks, while Iran’s semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies portrayed the American president as backing down.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Look for exclusions and coverage caps, and always read the fine print to avoid surprise charges and claim denials.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
At one point Gentile agreed to submit to a polygraph examination, presumably to demonstrate his denials were truthful.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Now, Lebanese make similar denials.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Rosanna Arquette, who told The New Yorker in 2017 that Weinstein assaulted her at a hotel in the early 1990s, slammed the mogul’s ongoing denials in a statement posted to Instagram on Thursday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The footage doesn’t exactly paint Timberlake in the best light, particularly considering his staunch denials that he was intoxicated.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026
Quickly afterward, though, came the denials from Iran about talks, while Iran’s semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies portrayed the American president as backing down.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Look for exclusions and coverage caps, and always read the fine print to avoid surprise charges and claim denials.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
At one point Gentile agreed to submit to a polygraph examination, presumably to demonstrate his denials were truthful.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
Now, Lebanese make similar denials.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The hosts also talk about Prasad’s second exit from the FDA and a congressman’s probing of the agency’s rare disease drug denials.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
Rosanna Arquette, who told The New Yorker in 2017 that Weinstein assaulted her at a hotel in the early 1990s, slammed the mogul’s ongoing denials in a statement posted to Instagram on Thursday.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denials
Noun
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Some went to court to challenge government refusals to authorize pickets, while others scaled them back to smaller indoor gatherings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Care refusals aren’t a new phenomenon.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The partial rejections were issued March 9 by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, who agreed with the environmental group that the six air permits were insufficient.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Gnecco said getting rejections from potential partners and having a business concept that everyone may not understand doesn’t make life as a company executive easy.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Those quirks, those contradictions, work quite well for me.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Even among some Republicans, the contradictions triggered rare public skepticism.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Denials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denials. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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