as in refused
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as in rejected
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in declined
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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as in refuted
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of denied
Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Tehran has denied the allegations.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Lauer has denied all the allegations against him.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Federal officials also denied Minnesota state investigators access to the shooting scene in south Minneapolis, prompting local and state officials to accuse the Homeland Security agency of mishandling evidence.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
School leaders in the Woodland Hills School District strongly denied claims that the district is misusing funds.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
And Smith fervently denied that there was any political influence behind his decision -- contrary to allegations of Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, who requested the testimony -- such as pressure from then-President Joe Biden or then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, the transcripts shows.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
She was denied her freedom, her dignity, and even the most basic autonomy.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Noth repeatedly denied all of the allegations against him.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Thompson's request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Tehran has denied the allegations.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Lauer has denied all the allegations against him.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Federal officials also denied Minnesota state investigators access to the shooting scene in south Minneapolis, prompting local and state officials to accuse the Homeland Security agency of mishandling evidence.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
School leaders in the Woodland Hills School District strongly denied claims that the district is misusing funds.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
And Smith fervently denied that there was any political influence behind his decision -- contrary to allegations of Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, who requested the testimony -- such as pressure from then-President Joe Biden or then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, the transcripts shows.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2026
She was denied her freedom, her dignity, and even the most basic autonomy.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
Noth repeatedly denied all of the allegations against him.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denied
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Earlier, Senate Democrats rejected Republican proposals to address their demands through an executive order or separate legislation, which would not require the existing measure to go back through the House.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other measures, the settlement stipulates that Columbia won't consider race in admissions, programming or hiring, will provide a demographic and academics breakdown of all rejected and admitted students, and will review its international admissions process.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Unlike his friends Fritz Lang and Marlene Dietrich, Gerron refused to leave Germany and was ultimately sent to the Theresienstadt (Terezin) Ghetto, along with many other cultural icons of his time.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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In his news conference, Zverev refused to be drawn on his on-court outburst.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Councilmember Ted Bui refuted those concerns and maintained his vocal support of adopting a charter.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The lawmakers have refuted those claims, arguing that the probe is an act of political intimidation.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some of the claims by Bovino and other officials were contradicted by witnesses and video from the scene.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bystander videos contradicted each claim, instead showing Pretti holding a cellphone and helping a woman who had been pepper sprayed by a federal officer.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The panel declined to rule on whether switchblades should be considered arms protected by the Second Amendment and ruled instead that California’s prohibition can remain in place because there are a sufficient number of historically similar laws banning other types of knives and bladed weapons.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Aubuchon declined an interview with The Enquirer via media relations firm Strategic Advisers.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Denied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denied. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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