disowned

past tense of disown

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Recent Examples of disowned Unlike formal speeches or parliamentary votes, a podcast answer can be easily downplayed or disowned. MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disowned
Verb
  • Comans, based in Louisiana, denied Khalil’s motion for a waiver preventing his removal from the country.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Andrew has denied Giuffre's allegations and expressed regret for his former friendship with Epstein.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the friendship fell apart earlier this year when Farage refused to echo Musk’s support for Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • After handling raw chicken, an employee refused to wash his hands in the handwashing sink, instead of the prep sink.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She was discovered by a photographer in the lobby of a modeling agency that had just rejected her.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Neither Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin nor the camp representing star forward Kirill Kaprizov are saying much after the team’s potentially history-making first contract offer was reportedly rejected.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a response to the allegations obtained by PEOPLE, Phypers refuted the claims made by Richards' lawyers.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Through reps, Marr refuted Mozz’s claims.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Disowned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disowned. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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