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
The poll disclaims a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
If the person disclaiming property had no children at the time of death, the assets may go to their siblings or other relatives.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Oklahoma was required to disclaim jurisdiction over Native Americans at statehood.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the initial days after Israel launched its attack on Iran last Friday, the U.S. repeatedly disclaimed involvement.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 June 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
If the person disclaiming property had no children at the time of death, the assets may go to their siblings or other relatives.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Indeed, Oklahoma was required to disclaim jurisdiction over Native Americans at statehood.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In the initial days after Israel launched its attack on Iran last Friday, the U.S. repeatedly disclaimed involvement.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaim
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The administration says the white South African farmers face discrimination and violence in South Africa, which the country’s government denies.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In their letter Tuesday, Smith's attorneys sought to refute a narrative stemming from a document released by the FBI on the eve of Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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If Taiwan refuses to capitulate in a quarantine or blockade, an invasion could follow.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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At that meeting, Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term on the housing authority's board was rejected in a 6-2 decision, with two city directors absent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scholtes rejected a second-degree murder plea deal in March 2025 that would have resulted in a sentence of 10 to 25 years, according to previous reporting by The Arizona Republic.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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