1
as in to refute
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in to refuse
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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3
as in to reject
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 deny
Live Nation denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
The court denied this request, as a majority of judges in the circuit wrote that this was a question for the Supreme Court.
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Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Islamabad, which has a long history of sponsoring terrorism against India, denied any involvement.
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Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
He has been denied an Australian visa on two separate occasions and carries multiple criminal convictions.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
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Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
The court denied this request, as a majority of judges in the circuit wrote that this was a question for the Supreme Court.
—
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Islamabad, which has a long history of sponsoring terrorism against India, denied any involvement.
—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
26 June 2026
He has been denied an Australian visa on two separate occasions and carries multiple criminal convictions.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deny
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Two other retired judges later published their own piece refuting Gilliard’s contention.
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Fortunately, video replay allows people to validate—or refute—a referee’s decision.
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While prosecution witnesses have refused to delineate between the Lachman and Palisades blazes, Haney has repeatedly described them as two distinct incidents that ignited days apart.
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After a May debate, Smullen refused to shake his opponent's hand.
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez rejected those motions.
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Goldman has drawn criticism for refusing to reject support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.
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The group also took time to contradict claims from AV makers like Tesla, which often rely on a 2019 NHTSA study finding that 94 percent of car accidents are due to human error in order to suggest that AVs will make roads safer.
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The foreign ministry and the Guards have been noted to have different interests throughout the conflict, sometimes contradicting each other.
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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The Padres declined comment for this column.
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The administration has since repeatedly disavowed the proposal.
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The judge was concerned that officials have not disavowed the fund in writing.
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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