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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as in refuting
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in refusing
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 rejecting
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
Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch has also accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon, a charge the Israeli military has denied.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
The county estimates that 100,000 people could lose Medi-Cal coverage due to the combination of work requirements and other new rules denying coverage to undocumented immigrants.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security and Florida Division of Emergency Management, which oversees operations at the detention center, have denied allegations of inhumane conditions at the facility, including reports from detainees that they were punished by being placed in an outdoor cage.
—Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch has also accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon, a charge the Israeli military has denied.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
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His most recent public communications on his X account boasted about denying a container vessel access to travel through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
The county estimates that 100,000 people could lose Medi-Cal coverage due to the combination of work requirements and other new rules denying coverage to undocumented immigrants.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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