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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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
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.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 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
Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
DeSantis, in making the announcement Wednesday, disclaimed any political motivation.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 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
Or was the report merely compiling existing information and disclaiming accuracy of its opinions?
—Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaim
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The judge, who is noticeably losing patience with Cox, denied a closed hearing.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Mar. 2026
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Israel, which has denied conducting the strike, has focused on areas of Iran closer to Israel and hasn’t reported conducting any strikes south of Isfahan, 500 miles away.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Why won’t they be refuted easily?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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The new ad campaign appears to be an extension of his work to refute the anti-California narrative.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Even more concerning was that the reservoir continually shrunk in its scale as owners of the land refused to sell, forcing engineers to work with a smaller footprint and alarming scientists.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of the federal probe, the city has refused to answer basic questions about the subpoena and the allegations that have roiled Kansas City politics.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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Khan was sentenced Monday after San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Richard Mallett rejected his motion to withdraw his no contest plea in the criminal case, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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McClain and three other runners who followed the lead vehicle appealed after their protest of the order of finish was rejected.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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