1
as in refutes
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in refuses
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 rejects
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 denies
He has not been charged with a crime and denies any wrongdoing.
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Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Combs denies all misconduct claims.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Barrelier is in custody as the main suspect in the case and denies killing Agostina.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Hospitals now conduct nearly half a million post-claim inpatient reviews per year for a single large insurer that often denies claims using their own versions of AI — each one a small battle in a war neither side can win decisively, because the other side adapts.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
In a May 27 statement posted to its website, Patagonia said that Pattie Gonia violated a previous agreement the two had struck over the use of the name and logo—though Pattie Gonia denies that any such agreement was reached.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026
Ball denies the claim, and a trial is scheduled to begin June 15.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam denies obstructing provenance investigations of the Koenigs collection in its holdings.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Right now New York City’s system arbitrarily denies rent regulation to millions of tenants — like only covering buildings with six or more units built before 1974 that weren’t deregulated before 2019.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Combs denies all misconduct claims.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Barrelier is in custody as the main suspect in the case and denies killing Agostina.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Hospitals now conduct nearly half a million post-claim inpatient reviews per year for a single large insurer that often denies claims using their own versions of AI — each one a small battle in a war neither side can win decisively, because the other side adapts.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
In a May 27 statement posted to its website, Patagonia said that Pattie Gonia violated a previous agreement the two had struck over the use of the name and logo—though Pattie Gonia denies that any such agreement was reached.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 June 2026
Ball denies the claim, and a trial is scheduled to begin June 15.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam denies obstructing provenance investigations of the Koenigs collection in its holdings.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Right now New York City’s system arbitrarily denies rent regulation to millions of tenants — like only covering buildings with six or more units built before 1974 that weren’t deregulated before 2019.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denies
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There is extensive evidence — including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony — that unequivocally refutes her claims.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The woman vehemently refutes those claims to ABC News, and claims Aaron knew about her personal history, including marital status.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The film exists because the dead deserve to be witnessed and because the families inside Iran, who cannot speak, deserve someone outside who refuses to forget.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Walt asks Jesse to kill him, but Jesse refuses and tells him to do it himself.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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By the time a debt collector calls or a lender rejects your loan, an identity thief may have been using your information for months.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Pamela, a servant, rejects the advances of her wealthy employer and thereby induces him to marry her.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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None of this contradicts the reasonable half of the reform impulse.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The president obfuscates or lies; the press contradicts him; the Pentagon’s own investigators find against him; senators of both parties demand answers; and the polls turn against the war.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
27 May 2026
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When a substantial fraction of that talent pool declines even to consider military service, no signing bonus will close the gap.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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And yet there's been no change in women's biology, or the age at which fertility declines.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Everyone quoted in the book ultimately disavows those rumors, including Yetnikoff.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, what if the board later disavows the director’s action, leaving the director personally exposed to that contract liability?—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The suit also criticizes ChatGPT’s propensity to agree with users, arguing that the service’s sycophancy can lead users to develop dangerous psychological attachment to the platform and cause users to pay money to unlock more generous usage quotas.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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“Denies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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