discredits

present tense third-person singular of discredit
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discredits
Verb
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The union denies having any role in the slowdown of the nation's airspace in 2019.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ex-contractor likens Gaza aid effort to 'The Hunger Games,' former employer refutes claims One meal a day.
    Gram Slattery, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • However, in a blog on the topic, the NPS refutes the idea that one park is more deadly than any other.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The disinformation pushed by these types of influencers confuses audiences, leaves them less informed, and erodes trust in actual journalism.
    Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This negates the need to lug a 4-lb (2-kg) brick around to juice up your bike; just a cable will do.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
  • However, nothing negates the unique way in which people from the South embrace socializing with each other, which brings us to a potentially awkward situation that arises often enough and gives grief to even the most polite Southerners.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Discredits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discredits. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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