1
as in denies
to declare not to be true
later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report
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2
as in refutes
to prove to be false
contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconfirms
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Court denies Brad Raffensperger’s legal challenge.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Reyna’s lawyer, Theodore Batsakis, said his client denies killing Villalba but declined to comment further.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The clear video evidence starkly refutes the party line.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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That statement alone refutes claims that IHRA is meant to silence debate.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hemingway rejects the idea that one thing can explain another.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Kaiser flatly rejects the notion that the strike is about anything other than reimbursement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Grove accused Good of trying to run over an ICE agent with her car, though video evidence also contradicts that claim.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The footage contradicts the federal government’s account of the fatal shooting.—
Ernesto Londoño Catie Edmondson Ashley Wu Peter Baker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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