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
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 June 2025
Small business owners should not be denied access to their customers because of the government’s desire to place unnecessary restrictions on commerce.
—Julian Canete, Oc Register, 4 June 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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By denying the federal watchdog access to the department's records, the lawmakers believe McMahon is failing to meet her obligation as an agency head.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 June 2025
Small business owners should not be denied access to their customers because of the government’s desire to place unnecessary restrictions on commerce.
—Julian Canete, Oc Register, 4 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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