disclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of disclaim
1
as in denies
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 refutes
to declare not to be true her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press

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Recent Examples of disclaims 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disclaims
  1. denies
  2. refutes
  3. refuses
  4. rejects
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  • If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • The dancer filed a request for an emergency child custody order against his ex, Elena, who denies any wrongdoing.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of denies
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  • This timeline refutes the notion that classifying obesity as a disease is driven by commercial interests by drugmakers.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
  • Filicetti refutes the claim that his client is an anti-vaxxer.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026
Definition of refutes
Verb
  • Recently in Colorado, a progressive 15-term Democratic member of Congress lost a primary election to a DSA candidate who refuses to condemn as anti-Semitic the firebombing of a demonstration for Israeli hostages.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of refuses
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  • The director rejects aspects of modernity in his personal life, too.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Conversely, when a judge rejects a motion for an injunction, companies can move to complete a takeover deal quickly.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
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