discredits

present tense third-person singular of discredit
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Verb
  • To show him who’s boss, Catherine turns around and buys Pac-North, humiliates him by closing it, and forces him back to Grey Sloan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Pakistan’s military denies the charges and points to attacks in Pakistan by ISIS-K, or Islamic State Khorasan, the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group active in the neighbors.
    Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The teen's lawyer Aaron Washington-Childs denies the charges.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 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
  • But the timing negates that discount.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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