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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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
The Heritage Foundation took a leading role in Project 2025, a governing blueprint Trump disavowed during the 2024 campaign but embraced in part after returning to office in January 2025.
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W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
In an interview this month, the group’s leadership disavowed interest in private lands, but the value of the public land sought is more than enough to make every member of the group a multimillionaire.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
According to reports, Dickason explained to Dumont the destruction of the Dončić trade—namely, the heartbreak incurred by lifelong Mavericks fans, some of whom have disavowed their fandom in protest of the transaction.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Some Virginia Democrats disavowed the texts, but few if any called on Jones to drop out of the race.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The former Fox News pundit hosted Fuentes — who is known for his antisemitic far-right commentary and has been repeatedly disavowed by Republicans and figures on the right — on his podcast Monday.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
This week in politics In the hours and days after a Politco exposé revealed the chair and vice chair of the Kansas Young Republicans sent bigoted messages in a group chat with members from three other states, Kansas GOP officials emphatically disavowed the hateful and violent rhetoric.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama of this comedy-horror film sounds a lot more stressful and tense than anything in the film (multiple actors hated the material, played hooky from set, and disavowed the final product).
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
In an interview this month, the group’s leadership disavowed interest in private lands, but the value of the public land sought is more than enough to make every member of the group a multimillionaire.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
According to reports, Dickason explained to Dumont the destruction of the Dončić trade—namely, the heartbreak incurred by lifelong Mavericks fans, some of whom have disavowed their fandom in protest of the transaction.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Some Virginia Democrats disavowed the texts, but few if any called on Jones to drop out of the race.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
The former Fox News pundit hosted Fuentes — who is known for his antisemitic far-right commentary and has been repeatedly disavowed by Republicans and figures on the right — on his podcast Monday.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
This week in politics In the hours and days after a Politco exposé revealed the chair and vice chair of the Kansas Young Republicans sent bigoted messages in a group chat with members from three other states, Kansas GOP officials emphatically disavowed the hateful and violent rhetoric.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
The behind-the-scenes drama of this comedy-horror film sounds a lot more stressful and tense than anything in the film (multiple actors hated the material, played hooky from set, and disavowed the final product).
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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.
—NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavowed
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At the time, ICE had requested local officials hold him in jail, but that request was denied, the affidavit said.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The agency that was set to investigate before being denied access to evidence and case materials is called the Force Investigations Unit of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, part of the Department of Public Safety.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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There were the elections in 2024 that the opposition won, but Maduro refused to accept the result.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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During our first visit, Maryam, embarrassed by her English, refused to ask the salesperson a question.—
Jennifer Obel,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump administration claims that Good attacked or tried to run over ICE agents before the shooting have been refuted by the videos captured during the incident.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The New York Civil Liberties Union refuted Noem’s statements about sanctuary city laws.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a liberal Democrat with a pragmatist bent, instantly rejected the suggestion that Mamdani represented the new face of the Democratic Party.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators argued that taxpayer money should not be used to harm or kill innocent people and rejected claims that the killing of Good was an act of self-defense.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Disavowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavowed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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