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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1
as in refuting
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
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
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
The lawyer urged the court to deny Baldoni’s request for the late deposition.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Against this backdrop, daily life in Tel Aviv continues in bars, restaurants, self-help routines, segregation and physical exercise, avoiding common sense, adopting an allusive discourse and denying the development of a personal political conscience.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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China is also ramping up its ability to target satellites, aimed at weakening or denying adversaries access to space, reported SCMP.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
The lawyer urged the court to deny Baldoni’s request for the late deposition.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy’s contentious exchanges fit a familiar pattern, with the longtime vaccine skeptic stridently denying statements made in the past when pressed by lawmakers.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Against this backdrop, daily life in Tel Aviv continues in bars, restaurants, self-help routines, segregation and physical exercise, avoiding common sense, adopting an allusive discourse and denying the development of a personal political conscience.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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