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
The same student, however, later disclaimed his statement, according to authorities.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
However, as noted earlier, the agency hasn’t disclaimed that power, and Congress hasn’t acted to restrict it.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
But, as noted earlier, the agency hasn’t disclaimed that power, and Congress hasn’t acted to restrict it.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Directed by Jake Schreier, the asterisk in the film’s title is a true display of the way Marvel and the filmmaker intended this story to be an off-shoot of the Disney franchise and is disclaiming how vastly different Thunderbolts* is from Marvel’s glossier repertoire of films.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 8 May 2025
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
However, as noted earlier, the agency hasn’t disclaimed that power, and Congress hasn’t acted to restrict it.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
But, as noted earlier, the agency hasn’t disclaimed that power, and Congress hasn’t acted to restrict it.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Directed by Jake Schreier, the asterisk in the film’s title is a true display of the way Marvel and the filmmaker intended this story to be an off-shoot of the Disney franchise and is disclaiming how vastly different Thunderbolts* is from Marvel’s glossier repertoire of films.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 8 May 2025
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The goal of Gastineau’s memorandum is to convince U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who is presiding over the case, to deny the motion to dismiss and advance the case into pretrial discovery.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Shaw then asked if her boyfriend or a friend could pick up her son since his documents were up to date, but she was again denied, Thorward said.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Newhouse refuted the notion that people were going to lose access to health care.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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Several of Gupta’s accounts of the night are being refuted by authorities and the public.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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While many rideshare companies refuse to pay affiliate commissions, Obi has built a parallel revenue stream via a data business selling anonymized, aggregated insights.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Agencies refused to release Neal’s autopsy and the Florida Highway Patrol’s report of the crash, and the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office had declined to comment on whether further charges are pending.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Hall has rejected Puri's recommendation to reinstate Farhat as the Democratic appropriations chair, made in a letter that blasted the speaker's approach to budget negotiations.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Evers himself rejected Underly’s request to repeal a state law requiring teachers to pass the Foundations of Reading Test to obtain certain teaching licenses.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Disclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disclaim. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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