1
as in to deny
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank
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2
as in to refute
to declare not to be true
her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press
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Recent Examples of disclaim
First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Pass Assets To Grandchildren Via An IRA Disclaimer At death, one of the more innovative options is for their adult children to disclaim a portion of the IRA.
—Jamie Farmer, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The overall study disclaims a margin of sampling error of 0.8 percentage points in general and 1.4 percentage points for religiously unaffiliated people.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, a person may be named as the primary beneficiary of the trust and given the authority to disclaim on behalf of the entire trust, assets given to the trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Pass Assets To Grandchildren Via An IRA Disclaimer At death, one of the more innovative options is for their adult children to disclaim a portion of the IRA.
—Jamie Farmer, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The overall study disclaims a margin of sampling error of 0.8 percentage points in general and 1.4 percentage points for religiously unaffiliated people.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
For example, a person may be named as the primary beneficiary of the trust and given the authority to disclaim on behalf of the entire trust, assets given to the trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaim
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The state also was denied an emergency order to block Musk’s exercise of sweeping power over the federal budget.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Chemicals at the port were suspected to have fueled the explosion, but the exact cause was not clear and Iran's Defence Ministry denied international media reports that the blast may be linked to the mishandling of solid fuel used for missiles.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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San Francisco Giants Ryan Walker was named the closer by Bob Melvin, which carries weight in considering roles going forward since there has been no comment refuting his role.—
Greg Jewett,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Health experts, members of the autism community and others have vocally refuted claims of a link between vaccines and autism.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine talks downgraded: Rubio cancels London trip The U.S. plan, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly rejected, also appears to block Ukraine's ambition to join the NATO military alliance.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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