1
as in denied
to declare not to be true
disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial
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2
as in refused
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission
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Recent Examples of disavowed
Some cautioned that another prime minister picked from the ranks of Macron's fragile centrist camp would risk being disavowed by Parliament's powerful lower house, prolonging the crisis.
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NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
What’s at stake here is whether states should endorse practices that every major medical and mental-health association has already disavowed as dangerous and ineffective.
—Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Controllers call out The Department of Transportation has seen an uptick in air traffic controllers calling out sick since the federal government shutdown almost a week ago, while the union representing them has disavowed any coordinated work actions.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Carr disavowed playing a part in the Kimmel suspension.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump has repeatedly disavowed connection to the document.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The Soviet security elite agreed to back an agreement, but only if the Americans disavowed defenses against strategic nuclear weapons as part of it.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department has disavowed its role in his indictment, which led to a four-month stay in a minimum-security prison, but Navarro argued the department cannot disentangle itself from the charge that led to his imprisonment.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But the following morning, before ESPN went live, Mizuhara disavowed his earlier statements.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
What’s at stake here is whether states should endorse practices that every major medical and mental-health association has already disavowed as dangerous and ineffective.
—Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Controllers call out The Department of Transportation has seen an uptick in air traffic controllers calling out sick since the federal government shutdown almost a week ago, while the union representing them has disavowed any coordinated work actions.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Carr disavowed playing a part in the Kimmel suspension.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Trump has repeatedly disavowed connection to the document.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The Soviet security elite agreed to back an agreement, but only if the Americans disavowed defenses against strategic nuclear weapons as part of it.
—Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
The Justice Department has disavowed its role in his indictment, which led to a four-month stay in a minimum-security prison, but Navarro argued the department cannot disentangle itself from the charge that led to his imprisonment.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
But the following morning, before ESPN went live, Mizuhara disavowed his earlier statements.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavowed
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Advertisement Israel has consistently denied accusations of genocide.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Customers frequently commend the company’s customer service, but some had complaints about denied claims and difficulties canceling contracts.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Ares was in development for a decade, but former Disney exec Sean Bailey refused to give up and shepherded the project when serving as head of Disney’s live-action studio.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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In southern Gaza, a group opposed to Hamas known as the Popular Forces has refused to lay down its arms.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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When rumors flew in the colonies that Franklin had personally designed the Stamp Act, William refuted the charges.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Strowman quickly refuted this claim on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Much of the derision was coming from the performers’ contemporaries — some of whom had rejected the invite on moral and political grounds, but many who were not actually invited to perform.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some 88 percent of mice rejected pancreatic cancer, 75 percent of mice did for breast cancer and 69 percent rejected melanoma tumors.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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