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
Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Boats arriving from Haiti’s seaports will soon be required to operate under enhanced security measures or risk being denied entry into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Khan, who has denied wrongdoing, led the court’s controversial push for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
While teams increasingly benefit from globally mobile players, fans from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire face US travel restrictions, and a Somali referee has been denied entry.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
The Supreme Court last denied an Alabama prisoner’s request to halt his nitrogen execution in October.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 June 2026
The agency previously denied plans for a facility at the location and described the project as an ICE office.
—Mathew Miranda
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Both have denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Verb
But ever since Hay filed his civil suit against Combs, the musician’s attorneys have fiercely denied his allegations.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Boats arriving from Haiti’s seaports will soon be required to operate under enhanced security measures or risk being denied entry into the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Khan, who has denied wrongdoing, led the court’s controversial push for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
While teams increasingly benefit from globally mobile players, fans from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire face US travel restrictions, and a Somali referee has been denied entry.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 June 2026
The Supreme Court last denied an Alabama prisoner’s request to halt his nitrogen execution in October.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 June 2026
The agency previously denied plans for a facility at the location and described the project as an ICE office.
—Mathew Miranda
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Both have denied all allegations of wrongdoing.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, denied any wrongdoing and called accusations against them an attempt to undermine Mexican sovereignty.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denied
Adjective
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Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Verb
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In May 2023, Quiñones rejected a call-up to the national team, however, and began playing for Mexico later that year.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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But initial attempts to send her to Tahiti, a French dependency, about 1,350 miles — or a 30-hour sea journey — from Pitcairn, were rejected by French Polynesian authorities.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Florida citrus acreage declined from nearly 749,000 acres in 2004 to approximately 275,000 acres in 2024.—
Paul Meador,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The National Labor Relations Board declined jurisdiction on narrow grounds, warning that allowing one private-school team to unionize while most FBS programs were public universities could create instability.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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California officials, including Secretary of State Shirley Weber, have repeatedly refuted claims of fraud and, in fact, have defended the state’s slower process as critical to ensuring the counts are accurate.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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At trial, defense lawyer Bob Varga refuted the accusation, noting there was no bodycam footage of the incident.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The vetoed bills aimed to create a regulated retail market, new oversight bodies, public health and equity programs, and a rollout schedule for licensing, regulations, and enforcement.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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The vetoed money is just part of the more than $300 million in state spending Kemp blocked to help pay for a significant income tax cut lawmakers passed on the final day of the legislative session.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The process through which these attacks in Iran were ordered contradicted the intent of America’s founders in giving Congress the power to declare war.—
Steven Andreasen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Although Raber and Eli initially alleged that their affair had ended six months before June 2009, their text messages later contradicted those claims.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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“Denied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denied. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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