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
Governments cannot create high-risk environments and then disclaim responsibility for the outcomes.
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Arledge said the city filed an application asking the state to disclaim the remainder of the land adjacent to the Warm Springs Golf Course in May 2019 — the same process through which city the had previously obtained part of the course’s land.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
While the school would insist a revenue share arrangement connected to NIL is about use of his commercial attributes and might even explicitly disclaim employment, the player could insist that depiction is more form than substance.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The survey was conducted between October 15 and 20, among 1,000 likely voters, and disclaims a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Arledge said the city filed an application asking the state to disclaim the remainder of the land adjacent to the Warm Springs Golf Course in May 2019 — the same process through which city the had previously obtained part of the course’s land.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
While the school would insist a revenue share arrangement connected to NIL is about use of his commercial attributes and might even explicitly disclaim employment, the player could insist that depiction is more form than substance.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The survey was conducted between October 15 and 20, among 1,000 likely voters, and disclaims a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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The judge denied the defendants’ request to dismiss the negligence, emotional distress and punitive damages claims.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Baldwin and his legal team worked to get the involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed before the July 2024 trial, though their attempt was initially denied.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The documentary is already stirring up buzz due to Odom’s recent comments refuting some of the details and recollections from his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Alito and his supporters worked hard to refute any suggestion of partisanship.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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She was commanded multiple times to drop the knife, but refused and cut the toddler's face.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah strongly rejected the talks.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein’s precipitous downfall came after the New Yorker and The New York Times published explosive investigative reporting in late 2017 accusing him of habitually preying on women from his powerful perch in Hollywood and blacklisting those who rejected him.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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