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
Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Betty attempted another bid for parole in 2017 but was once again denied.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
All three candidates denied any involvement with Blanco.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Michael Sánchez denied this and sued for defamation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Gabbard denied behaving improperly and suggested the accusations were politically motivated.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Although Walker-Yeager claimed the shooting was out of self-defense, District Court Judge Michael Russell denied a motion to grant her immunity on the basis of self-defense.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The Supreme Court also previously denied an appeal filed by Davis in 2020.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Betty attempted another bid for parole in 2017 but was once again denied.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
All three candidates denied any involvement with Blanco.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Michael Sánchez denied this and sued for defamation.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Gabbard denied behaving improperly and suggested the accusations were politically motivated.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
Although Walker-Yeager claimed the shooting was out of self-defense, District Court Judge Michael Russell denied a motion to grant her immunity on the basis of self-defense.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denied
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However, Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the Lithuanian claims and said its Su-30 fighter jets conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules, not violating the borders of any other states.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The president refused to meet until the day before the deadline.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Despite this, Fortun and her partner refused to give up.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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In an email to Pitchfork, MOT’s Lucien Calkin refuted Clateman’s account and said there was no punch.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lean also refuted claims that bipolar disorder stifles creativity.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Intelligence reports and the 9/11 Commission later contradicted these claims.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Clark declined to comment when asked if some smaller-market clubs bring in more money than large-market clubs.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through Hobbs, the farmer declined an interview.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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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 9 Nov. 2025.
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