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
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
This article was updated with additional information and to note the Party for Socialism and Liberation has denied Rodriguez is a party member.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s no denying that the pythons pose a real threat to Florida’s ecosystems, but different voices in the python hunting community have different opinions about how to deal with it.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mike Holiday, a fishing guide whose business is affected by polluted discharges from Lake Okeechobee, saw the value in more water storage, but asked the commission to either deny or delay this project.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
This article was updated with additional information and to note the Party for Socialism and Liberation has denied Rodriguez is a party member.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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But the Gophers consistently struggled to score, particularly when opponents had an effective game plan for denying Garcia the ball or the paint, and ranked last in the conference in points per game.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s no denying that the pythons pose a real threat to Florida’s ecosystems, but different voices in the python hunting community have different opinions about how to deal with it.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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